Texas Shooter Who Killed 3 Outside Target, Including Child, Randomly Chose His Victims, Police Say

Texas Shooter Who Killed 3 Outside Target, Including Child, Randomly Chose His Victims, Police Say
Austin Police hold a news conference at APD Headquarters regarding Monday's deadly shooting a Target, in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 12, 2025. Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman via AP
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AUSTIN, Texas—A random shooting outside a Target store in Texas began when a gunman killed an employee collecting shopping carts then a man and his 4-year-old granddaughter, sparking a chaotic hour of stolen cars and crashes that ended with him arrested naked holding a Bible, police said Tuesday.

Ethan Nieneker, 32, is charged with two counts of capital murder and one count of murder over Monday’s shooting in Austin. Court records show a series of past arrests for domestic violence and assault.