TX -- 3 dead, Target parking lot shooting, arrest. North Austin. 11 August 2025

[Inthedetails]

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APD: Suspect in Austin Target shooting killed 3 people, assaulted others and destroyed multiple vehicles within less than 1 hour

Austin police have identified 32-year-old Ethan Nieneker as the suspect.

www.kvue.com

 

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APD: Suspect in Austin Target shooting killed 3 people, assaulted others and destroyed multiple vehicles within less than 1 hour

Austin police have identified 32-year-old Ethan Nieneker as the suspect.

www.kvue.com

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Gun belonged to family member

 

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Shooter told LE he was Jesus.

Randomly chose victims.

 

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When caught, he was naked, holding a Bible. Officers tazed him.

 

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Last LE contact with him was 2024 when he was giving found property to LE.

 

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Q: Could family face charges for allowing him a gun?
A: We have to look into it.

 

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Gun was handgun pistol.

He assaulted others without a gun (I missed the details), including jumping in someone's car.

 

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Looking into whether he was under influence.

Brick through window caller - called in by someone who had Bible study with him in the past. The person recognized him?

 

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Tried to steal a water truck but couldn't operate it.

 

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Worked at restaurant and lived alone.

 

[Inthedetails]

I didn't get everything as I joined the presser as questions started. Link to the presser upthread if anyone wants to listen. It was not a long presser.

 

[vls12345]

I didn't get everything as I joined the presser as questions started. Link to the presser upthread if anyone wants to listen. It was not a long presser.

Thanks for the link. I jumped in a few minutes late, I think. But your updates matched what I heard.

 

[Inthedetails]

Thanks for the link. I jumped in a few minutes late, I think. But your updates matched what I heard.

I'm not sure what the brick-through-a window reference was.

jmo

 

[JoeFromLB]

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Shooter told LE he was Jesus.

Randomly chose victims.

The Walmart stabber in Michigan wrote a book claiming he was Jesus, and had a long history of mental issues.

 

[vls12345]

Victims identified, additional information released by police in North Austin Target shooting

Austin police have released the names of the three victims of the deadly shooting at Target off Research Boulevard.

www.kvue.com

The victims are 24-year-old Hector Leopoldo Martinez Machuca, 65-year-old Adam Chow and Chow's 4-year-old granddaughter. Martinez Muchuca, a Target employee, died at a hospital, while both Chow and his granddaughter were pronounced dead at the Target. Chow's wife also sustained minor injuries.

 

[vls12345]

I'm not sure what the brick-through-a window reference was.

jmo

I wondered about that too but thought maybe it was in reference to something said earlier (prior to me logging in to see the presser). I'm not seeing a mention in printed articles yet (just quickly looking) to something like this though. MOO.

 

[Dotta]

The Walmart stabber in Michigan wrote a book claiming he was Jesus, and had a long history of mental issues.

Why do these perps claim they are Jesus???
Jesus preached love, not killing.
Even "Turning the other cheek".

SMH

 

[Inthedetails]

The Walmart stabber in Michigan wrote a book claiming he was Jesus, and had a long history of mental issues.

You're right! That's already a few mass incidents ago and my memory slipped.

At least Michigan-Walmart man didn't have a gun (not that I'm downplaying the injuries).

jmopinion

 

[Inthedetails]

I wondered about that too but thought maybe it was in reference to something said earlier (prior to me logging in to see the presser). I'm not seeing a mention in printed articles yet (just quickly looking) to something like this though. MOO.

I got the vibe LE is pissed off. Of course, they are going to be stern, I get that. But they seemed frustrated that this killer was on the streets after demonstrated mental-illness issues and that he had ACCESS TO A GUN in his mental state.


jmopinion

 

[vls12345]

I got the vibe LE is pissed off. Of course, they are going to be stern, I get that. But they seemed frustrated that this killer was on the streets after demonstrated mental-illness issues and that he had ACCESS TO A GUN in his mental state.


jmopinion

I got a similar vibe. But, I didn't get the vibe that the LE chief (or whoever that was, since I missed the beginning, I didn't know who the people were) was necessarily upset about guns or even access to them but more that she was mad at the medical establishment re: this guy roaming free with known mental issues & no recent (or any?) check-ins on him. Just MOO. (My read of the situation could be wrong. I'm just sharing the vibe I personally picked up.)

(Also, fyi, an article about red flag laws & such in TX.)