Ethan Nieneker, 32, is accused of gunning down three strangers in Austin, Texas on Monday afternoon before making a dramatic getaway

Nieneker who allegedly opened fire in the parking lot of a Target in Austin, killing two adults and a child, was identified Tuesday

He fled the scene in one of the slain victims’ cars, leading cops in a chase during which he crashed the first car and stole another to continue

After a 20-mile police chase, the fleeing gunman was detained on the other side of the city, with the help of a Taser

Nieneker is being held at the Travis County Jail, charged with capital murder by terror threat, capital murder of a person under 10 years old and felony first-degree murder,

Police Tuesday released a mugshot of Nieneker, described as having a “mental health history”, bruised and bloodied

Ethan Nieneker [photo], allegedly shot and killed two adults and a child in the parking lot of a Target in Austin, Texas on Monday, Aug. 11. He’s charged with capital murder by terror threat, capital murder of a person under 10 years old and felony first-degree murder

The man accused of mass shooting in the parking lot of a Target in Austin, Texas, on August 11, claiming the lives of two adults and a child, was identified Tuesday.
Ethan Nieneker, 32, allegedly gunned down the victims at Target on Research Parkway in Austin on Monday afternoon before fleeing in a stolen vehicle. He crashed the first car, then stole another car to continue his flight from police.
Nieneker, who cops had earlier described as having a “mental health history,” could only being detained with the help of a Taser when pursuing law enforcement eventually caught up with him on the other side of the city of Austin, after a 20 mile chase.
The triple-homicide suspect is being held at the Travis County Jail, charged with capital murder by terror threat, capital murder of a person under 10 years old and felony first-degree murder,

Suspect with ‘mental health history, opened fire In the parking lot of the Target store in Austin, Texas, on Monday, killing three people, before stealing two cars during a dramatic getaway. A fourth victim with unrelated injuries survived

City of Austin police officers investigate the scene of the fatal shooting on Monday at the Target on Research Parkway that left two adults and a child dead

The tragic events began when the man now known to be mentally unstable stormed the parking lot of the Target just north of Austin with a firearm, around 2:15 p.m. on August 11 and proceeded to open fire on shoppers in the lot.
Three people were killed and a fourth victim, who suffered unrelated injuries, was treated at the scene, police said, before the shooter then fled the scene in one of the slain victims’ cars.
The mugshot released Tuesday showed blood oozing from a gash under one of his eyes, as well as several scratches across his face, police said Nieneker is facing multiple murder charges..