3 teens carry out 12 random shootings around Austin. 2 captured, searching for 3rd [View all]

2 in custody after multiple 'random' Austin shootings; police searching for 3rd suspect
Police said the suspects have carried out up to 10 attacks, injuring as many as four people.

AUSTIN, Texas — Two suspects have been arrested and the search continues for a third in connection with multiple shootings across Austin on Saturday and Sunday.

The suspects carried out up to 12 random shootings between Saturday afternoon and Sunday, injuring four people, according Austin Police Department Chief Lisa Davis. One victim sustained serious injuries and is in critical condition, and the other three have minor injuries.

According to Davis, the suspects have been identified as a 17-year-old male and a 15-year-old male. The 17-year-old suspect had a previous warrant for theft of a gun and the 15-year-old is believed to have stolen a gun from the same location on Saturday. The duo is accused of stealing four vehicles over the course of the entire incident.

According to police, there is no specific motive to the shootings, and they appear to be random. At least two of the shootings occurred at Austin fire stations, a number happened at apartment complexes and some happened at homes. Most of the shootings occurred in South Austin and East Austin.

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