The suspect has been taken into custody, according to police.

AUSTIN, Texas — Three people are dead after a shooting in the parking lot of the Target at 8601 Research Blvd., near Ohlen Road, in North Austin Monday afternoon.

Austin Police Department (APD) Chief Lisa Davis said a call came in around 2:15 p.m. of a shooting at the Target and officers arrived on the scene shortly after. Davis said the suspect, a 32-year-old man with a history of mental health issues, fled the scene in a stolen car, then wrecked that car and stole another car. He was later taken into custody in the 2400 block of La Costa Drive in southeast Austin after being tazed.

Three people are dead, according to Davis. Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said two of the victims died in the parking lot and the third died at a hospital. A fourth person was treated on the scene for unrelated injuries. 

There were initial reports from APD that a child was involved in the shooting, but neither Davis nor Luckritz provided an update to that information during a 4 p.m. press conference.

APD said due to the active crime scene, as of just before 4 p.m., vehicles in the Target parking lot cannot be released until the initial investigation is complete. Shoppers are asked to arrange alternate transportation home, and police say they will be updated as soon as it’s safe to retrieve their vehicle.

APD also said the 8000 block of the MoPac southbound frontage is shut down between Executive Center Drive and Anderson Lane. The main lanes of MoPac northbound and southbound remain open. 

In a post on social media, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said, “This is a devastating situation, and my heart is with the victims and their families. While this remains an active and ongoing investigation, what I’ll say is that this was a sickening, cowardly act of gun violence. I am grateful for the quick response of our APD officers and other first responders and want to thank them for their actions to apprehend the suspect.”

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