{"id":299344,"date":"2026-05-19T06:31:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/299344\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T06:31:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:31:15","slug":"3-in-custody-after-multiple-weekend-random-shootings-in-austin-whio-tv-7-and-whio-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/299344\/","title":{"rendered":"3 in custody after multiple weekend \u2018random\u2019 shootings in Austin \u2013 WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Three people were arrested after up to 12 \u201crandom\u201d shootings injured four people during the weekend in Austin, Texas, authorities said Sunday.<\/p>\n

Two of the suspects were taken into custody on Sunday afternoon in the Austin suburb of Manor, while the third person was arrested about 9:30 p.m. CT, also in Manor, police said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to Austin Police Department Chief Lisa Davis<\/a>, one victim sustained serious injuries and is in critical condition. The other three have minor injuries, KVUE<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

Two of the suspects were identified as a 17-year-old male and a 15-year-old male, according to the television station. The older teen had a previous warrant for theft of a gun and the 15-year-old is believed to have stolen a gun from the same location on Saturday. <\/p>\n

The two are also accused of stealing four vehicles over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Davis said the suspects, driving around Texas\u2019 capital city in stolen vehicles, fired at two fire stations, apartments and residences over the weekend, the Austin American-Statesman<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

Manor Police chief Ryan Phipps said officers saw the suspects\u2019 vehicle shortly after the Austin Police Department issued a bulletin, and then pursued it until it crashed in a field, according to KXAN<\/a>. That is where the two teens were apprehended, but the third suspect got away, the chief said.<\/p>\n

Two of the victims were shot in front of a store that was caught on a pole camera, according to KXAN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to police, there is no clear motive for the shootings, KVUE<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

The Manor Independent School District said in a social media post<\/a> that it would cancel bus routes and some elementary school classes on Monday. That decision remained in effect even after the third suspect was apprehended, according to the television station.<\/p>\n

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