AUSTIN, Texas — Three people were killed in a shooting in the parking lot of the Target at 8601 Research Blvd., near Ohlen Road, in North Austin on Monday afternoon.

Austin Police Department (APD) Chief Lisa Davis said a call came in around 2:15 p.m. of a shooting at the Target, and officers arrived on the scene shortly after.

Davis said the suspect, a 32-year-old man with a history of mental health issues, fled the scene in a stolen car, then wrecked that car and stole another car. On Tuesday morning, APD identified the suspect as Ethan Nieneker .

Nieneker was later taken into custody in South Austin after a Taser was used.

According to Travis County Jail records, Nieneker faces charges of Capital Murder by Terror Threat, Capital Murder of a Person Under 10 Years of Age and First-Degr

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