A man dressed as a zombie allegedly stabbed two people at an Austin, Texas coffee shop Wednesday night before speeding away in a pickup truck and crashing into an unoccupied vehicle.<\/p>\n
The Austin Police Department (APD) identified the suspect as Shankar Temple Grace, 20, who was arrested after a search.<\/p>\n
The incident unfolded shortly before a local comedy show was scheduled to begin at The Buzz Mill, a coffee shop and bar.<\/p>\n
Officials said police responded to reports of a \u201cdisturbance hot shot\u201d inside the business, a classification for a rapidly escalating altercation involving an immediate threat to life or serious physical harm.<\/p>\n
First responders found one victim with life-threatening injuries and another with non-life-threatening injuries, APD said.<\/p>\n
Both victims were rushed to a hospital. They were last reported in stable condition, according to authorities.<\/p>\n
Shankar Temple Grace, 20, allegedly stabbed two people at an Austin coffee shop while dressed as a zombie. Austin Police Department<\/p>\n
After the stabbing, the suspect fled in a pickup truck, speeding away before striking an unoccupied autonomous vehicle, KEYE reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n Officers launched a search and eventually located him on a walking trail roughly 3 miles from the scene, police said.<\/p>\n