May 17 (Reuters) – Two suspects were \u2060in \u2060custody on Sunday \u2060while another person remained at large after \u200ba dozen shootings this weekend in Austin, Texas, police \u200csaid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 In a press \u200cconference, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said \u2060two \u2060suspects, a 15-year-old male and a 17-year-old male, were \u200bin custody after 12 incidents where shots were fired in south and east Austin on Saturday and early \u200bon Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Four people were hit, with one \u2060person suffering \u2060serious injuries and \u2060three \u200bsustaining minor injuries, Davis said.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The 15-year-old stole a gun \u200bfrom a store \u2060on Saturday, Davis said. The 17-year-old had an outstanding warrant on a charge of theft of a gun from the same store, she said.<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u2060The suspects stole more than four vehicles as they \u2060moved through Austin, the chief said. Citing the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, Davis said that a third young Hispanic male ran from the car when the two juveniles were apprehended.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Davis said the motives were unknown for the shootings, which are still under investigation.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Two of \u2060the incidents involved shooting into separate fire stations with a truck hit at one, according to Davis. Other shootings targeted residential buildings, she \u200bsaid.<\/p>\n
(Reporting by Sinead Carew; Editing by Sergio \u200bNon and Christian Schmollinger)<\/p>\n
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