“Texas Shooting Spree: Suspect Arrested After 8-Hour Rampage Leaves 6 Dead and 3 Injured in Austin and San Antonio”
Authorities in Texas arrested a suspect on Tuesday after officials say he carried out a series of shootings in Austin and a double murder in San Antonio, leaving at least six people dead and injuring three others, including two police officers.
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Officers were unaware the incidents were connected until after they arrested the suspect, who has not been named, interim Austin Police Chief Robin Henderson said in a media briefing early Wednesday. Henderson added it’s uncertain if there is any relationship between the suspect, a male in his 30s, and the victims.
In addition to an eight-hour shooting spree across Austin, the suspect may also be responsible for a “grisly” double homicide in San Antonio, more than 70 miles southwest of the Texas capital, authorities said.
He was booked into the Travis County Jail and was charged with capital murder, Henderson said. Additional charges against the suspect are “pending.” She added that the suspect had an outstanding warrant for his arrest charging him with assault causing injury to a family member.
Eight-hour rampage kills 4, injures 3 in Austin
The first shooting in Austin occurred Tuesday morning around 10:40 a.m., when the suspect shot a police officer at Northeast Early College High School, prompting an hourslong lockdown of the school and a nearby facility. The officer was shot in the leg and was in stable condition Tuesday evening, said Austin school district Police Chief Wayne Sneed.
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At about noon, officers responded to the double homicide of a man and a woman at a home in South Austin. One was dead at the scene and the other died after being rushed to a nearby hospital. It’s unclear how they died.
The next shooting occurred around 5 p.m. when the suspect shot a male cyclist in southwest Austin, Henderson said. The cyclist suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Around 7 p.m., the suspect shot at officers who were responding to a 911 call about a burglary in progress at a home less than a mile from the previous shooting. One officer suffered multiple injuries, which Henderson described as not life-threatening.
The suspect fled in a vehicle before he subsequently crashed and was nabbed by officers, ending the spree more than eight hours after the first shooting in Austin.
Inside the home where the firefight had occurred, police found two people dead inside. Police believe the suspect to be responsible for those deaths, Henderson said. They did not release how the two people died.
Police investigating suspect’s connection with San Antonio murders
Authorities are investigating the suspect’s connection to the double murder in San Antonio after a man and a woman in their 50s were found dead inside a house. Police believe they were killed before the suspect’s shooting rampage in Austin.
On Tuesday night, the Austin Police Department communicated to officials in Bexar County, which encompasses San Antonio, that the suspect in the Austin shootings had connections to the residence. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said in a media briefing that it was unclear what the suspect’s connection was to the home.
Contributing: Tony Plohetski, Bianca Moreno-Paz, Skye Seipp and Chase Rogers, Austin American-Statesman
Christopher Cann is a breaking news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him via email at ccann@usatoday.com or follow him on X @ChrisCannFL.
Authorities in Texas have arrested a suspect following a series of shootings in Austin and a double murder in San Antonio. The shootings have left at least six people dead and three others injured, including two police officers.
The suspect, a male in his 30s, was apprehended on Tuesday, and authorities have not released his name. Interim Austin Police Chief Robin Henderson stated in a media briefing that law enforcement officials were unaware of the connection between the incidents until after the suspect’s arrest. It remains unclear if there is any relationship between the suspect and the victims.
In addition to the shootings in Austin, the suspect may also be responsible for a “grisly” double homicide in San Antonio, which occurred more than 70 miles southwest of the Texas capital.
The suspect has been charged with capital murder and was booked into the Travis County Jail. Henderson mentioned that additional charges against the suspect are pending, and it was revealed that he had an outstanding warrant for assault causing injury to a family member.
The first shooting in Austin took place at Northeast Early College High School on Tuesday morning, where the suspect shot a police officer in the leg. The school and a nearby facility were placed on lockdown for several hours. The injured officer is in stable condition as of Tuesday evening.
At around noon, officers responded to a double homicide at a home in South Austin. One person was found dead at the scene, while the other died after being rushed to a nearby hospital. The cause of their deaths has not yet been disclosed.
Later in the day, the suspect shot a male cyclist in southwest Austin, causing non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect also fired at officers responding to a burglary in progress, injuring one officer. The injuries sustained by the officer were described as not life-threatening.
After a vehicle crash, the suspect was apprehended by officers, ending the eight-hour shooting spree. Inside the home where the suspect had engaged in a firefight, two additional people were found dead. The suspect is believed to be responsible for their deaths, although the cause has not been revealed.
Authorities are now investigating the suspect’s connection to the double murder in San Antonio. The victims, a man and a woman in their 50s, were found dead inside a house. It is believed that they were killed before the suspect’s shooting rampage in Austin.
The Austin Police Department has communicated with officials in Bexar County, which includes San Antonio, regarding the suspect’s connection to the residence. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar stated in a media briefing that the nature of the suspect’s relationship to the home is still unclear.
The investigation into these tragic events is ongoing, and authorities are working to gather more information about the suspect’s motives and any potential links to the victims..
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