AUSTIN, Texas— A gunman opened fire Monday in the parking lot of a Target store in Texas’ capital, killing two adults and a child, before stealing two cars during a getaway that ended with police using a Taser to detain him on the other side of the city, authorities said.
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said the suspect is a man in his 30s with “a mental health history.” Police said they do not know of a motive and said determining that is part of their investigation.
Davis said the suspect fled the scene in a stolen car, wrecked that car and then stole another from a dealership. He was captured about 20 miles away, in south Austin, where he was taken into custody, she said during a news conference….