Three suspects in custody after shooting spree in Austin, Texas, police say

May 17 (Reuters) – Three suspects were in custody on Sunday after a dozen shootings this weekend in Austin, Texas, that left four people injured, police said. 

• “Third suspect has been taken into custody by Manor PD,” the Austin Police Department said late on Sunday on social media.

• Earlier, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said in a press conference that two suspects, a 15-year-old male and a 17-year-old male, were in custody after 12 incidents where shots were fired in south and east Austin on Saturday and early on Sunday.

• Four people were hit, with one person suffering serious injuries and three sustaining minor injuries, Davis said.

• The 15-year-old stole a gun from a store on Saturday, Davis said. The 17-year-old had an outstanding warrant on a charge of theft of a gun from the same store, she said.

• The suspects stole more than four vehicles as they moved through Austin, the chief said. Citing the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, Davis said that a third young Hispanic male ran from the car when the two juveniles were apprehended.

• Davis said the motives were unknown for the shootings, which are still under investigation.

• Two of the incidents involved shooting into separate fire stations with a truck hit at one, according to Davis. Other shootings targeted residential buildings, she said.

(Reporting by Sinead Carew; additional reporting by Preetika Parashuraman in Bengaluru, Editing by Sergio Non and Christian Schmollinger)