Gunman kills 3 in Texas store

A gunman killed three people in a Target store parking lot in Texas, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday (August 12). Authorities said the attack took place in the Texas capital, Austin, on Monday. Police Chief Lisa Davis described the attacker as a 30-year-old man with a “history of mental illness.” After the shooting, the man fled the scene in a stolen car, which he later crashed. He then stole another car from a nearby dealership but was later caught by police. Emergency responders found three victims, whose identities were not immediately known, upon arriving at the scene. Two were pronounced dead at the scene and the third was pronounced dead at the hospital. Meanwhile, Police Chief Davis said, “This is a very sad day for Austin. This is a very sad day for all of us. My condolences to the families of the victims.’ In a post on X, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson called the attack a “devastating situation” and expressed his condolences to the grieving family. The targeted attack came just two weeks after a shooting at a Walmart store in Michigan. On July 26, a man stabbed 11 people at a store in Traverse City. He was charged with “terrorism and attempted multiple murders.”