Victims identified, additional information released by police in North Austin Target shooting

Austin police have released the names of the three victims of the deadly shooting at Target off Research Boulevard. AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department (APD) has identified the victims killed in a Target parking lot at 8601 Research Blvd., near Ohlen Road, on Monday.  The victims are 24-year-old Hector Leopoldo Martinez Machuca, 65-year-old Adam Chow … Read more

APD: Suspect in Austin Target shooting killed 3 people, assaulted others and destroyed multiple vehicles within less than 1 hour

Austin police have identified 32-year-old Ethan Nieneker as the suspect. AUSTIN, Texas — Police have identified the man they say shot and killed three people in a North Austin Target parking lot, assaulted multiple others and destroyed multiple vehicles in the span of less than an hour on Monday. Ethan Nieneker, 32, was arrested on Monday in … Read more

‘Gonna slit the throats of agents and their families’ | Texas man convicted of threatening to kill Secret Service agents and their families

A Lubbock man was convicted for making online threats to kill Secret Service agents and their families. LUBBOCK, Texas — A Lubbock man was convicted by a federal jury for making online threats to kill United States Secret Service agents and their families, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Tristan Rene Langston, 37, … Read more

Grieving San Antonio family pleads for release of teen accused of fatally shooting younger brother

A judge outlined guidelines for the potential release of a 13-year-old accused in the fatal shooting of his 8-year-old brother. SAN ANTONIO — The family of an 8-year-old boy who was shot to death in July came to the Juvenile Justice Center on Monday afternoon to plead with a judge to release the 13-year-old charged … Read more

Texas man accused of holding girlfriend captive at apartment for about half a year

Kenneth Leon Wright, 41, is charged with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault on a family member. HOUSTON — A 41-year-old Houston man is facing two felony charges after authorities said he held his girlfriend captive for about half a year. Kenneth Leon Wright is charged with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault on a family member. … Read more

Man in custody after police say he shot 3 people in the head at west-side SA apartment

Police say the man has connections to all three of the victims. One of the victims has died, according to officials. Author: Andrea Carden, Rania Kaur, Simoné Simpson Published: 6:37 AM CDT August 11, 2025 Updated: 5:31 PM CDT August 11, 2025 SAN ANTONIO — A man is in custody, accused of shooting three people … Read more