Three people fatally shot at a Target in Austin, TX
Shooter kills 3 in a Target parking lot in Austin, Texas, before being captured, police say
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A gunman opened fire Monday in a Target store parking lot in the Texas capital, killing at least three people, then stole two cars during a getaway that ended with police using a Taser to detain him on the other side of the city, authorities said.
I live in Austin. I've had some people tell me I'm being paranoid for not wanting to go shopping anymore. I've had all my groceries delivered for the last few years, because I hate the idea of being inside a crowded store these days.
I fucking hate it when my paranoia is validated.
How many random (non-targeted) people were killed shopping in Austin in the last year, even if you include these 3 people?
How many people have died slipping in their shower in Austin in the last year? Or choking on food? I will bet you money both of those are much higher than the above answer. Have you stopped showering? Do you cut up all your food into bites so small you can't choke on them then eat them one at a time swallowing before taxing the next bite?
single incidents should not validate fears when you have a population of 2.5 million people, just because extremely rare things can and do happen doesn't mean they should change the way you live your life.
How many random (non-targeted) people were killed shopping in Austin in the last year, even if you include these 3 people?
Last year, there was a shooting at a HEB (Texas grocery chain) parking lot about a mile from my apartment. On Halloween a few years ago, somebody was shot in a drive-by right in front of my apartment, less than 100 feet away from my living room where I was eating dinner. Now this.
When these events keep happening right in your backyard, the statistics don't really do much to calm the nerves.
Yeah, this is all statistics. My wife forces me to lock all the windows every time we leave or go to sleep. Even though the window in my office would require a fucking ladder to crawl inside of the window from the outside.
I told her it's statistically more likely for somebody to pick up a rock from somebody's yard and come in through the front of the house, then it would be for somebody to come in with a ladder at the back to crawl into the 2nd floor window.
Doesn't matter, she still wants me to lock the windows.
I don't blame you. I have to use 2 hands to count how many times either myself, or my wife have been dangerously close, or within a mile of a high profile shooting. I don't even live in Austin, and I have been to that Target numerous times. People think I'm lying when I start listing them off . It's also why I began carrying.
I've lived in Austin almost 25 years now and don't have a single friend, family, or colleague who has been shot by anyone else or who has even talked about being close to a shooting. I do know 2 people over that time who killed themselves with guns their families legally owned, though.
I have to use 2 hands to count how many times either myself, or my wife have been dangerously close, or within a mile of a high profile shooting.
Holy shit... Is this really what Texas is like?
Just an FYI to anyone here who isn't American: this is not the experience in most states with sane gun regulations.
So you're cool with sacrificing some poor sap who delivers your groceries to you, is what I'm hearing.
Most grocery stores offer delivery directly from the store
"sacrificing" them how? When I order delivery groceries they usually come from a separate distribution hub. My driver isn't wandering the aisles like shoppers.
Store deliveries from large corporations often just use Door dash drivers who do curbside pickup.
At least they caught this one before he could escape by eating a bullet.
He's probably white, that's usually the indicator.
Edit: yep, he's white: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14993699/ethan-blaine-nieneker-texas-targer-shooter-mugshot.html
Yeah, when I saw "the cops tased him" and not "murdered the shit out of him", it was clear he was white.
Maybe trump should send the DC national guards and the Marines.
Oh, wait, it's a red state. Never mind.
😂
Curious what set the shooter off
ATM, this is all I could find. It’s from Newsweek.
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis identified the suspect as a man in his 30s with "a mental health history." Details about the shooting victims have not been released.
According to Davis, the suspect initially fled the scene in a stolen car, crashed it, and then stole another vehicle from a dealership. He was captured about 20 miles away in south Austin, where officers took him into custody, Davis said at a news conference.
Initial reports from APD indicated that a child may have been involved in the shooting, but during an afternoon press conference, neither Davis nor Luckritz offered any update on that detail.
This is from USA Today
Davis* did not release his name and said a motive wasn't immediately known. She said he does have a "rap sheet" with the department, but did not elaborate.
*Austin PD Chief Lisa Davis
Being convinced everyone bears arms from birth until death.
Nothing odd here, idiot who had the right to own a gun went to target practice.
Went to target, shot 3 targets.
Since it is Texas I would have to agree it is the dumb shits and not the guns. /s
I know it's called Target, but that's not how you're intended to treat the store.
Its not "targets", its just one.
You always come up with the best zingers 👏
Is this sarcasm
It would have been more but they were aiming for the big circles.