She said responding officers found three people who had been fatally shot in the Target parking lot.
“This is a very sad day for Austin. It’s a very sad day for us all and my condolences go out to the families,” she said. Davis said she had no information to release about the victims.
Davis said the suspect is a white male who appears to be 32 with “a mental health history.”
An Austin-Travis County emergency services spokesperson said first responders treated one person for unrelated injuries.
The shooting came amid back-to-school shopping ahead of the upcoming school year. Target corporate has not responded to an email from The Associated Press seeking comment.
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Associated Press writers Jim Vertuno in Austin, Texas; Jamie Stengle in Dallas; and Heather Hollingsworth in Kansas City, Missouri, contributed.