Update – 2 arrested with possible 3rd at large.
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. A shelter-in-place that had been issued for a large area of South Austin has now been lifted.
Austin police search for suspect in multiple ‘random’ Saturday shootings
AUSTIN – Police are searching for a suspect or suspects driving a damaged vehicle in connection with a series of apparently random shootings that happened across the city Saturday.
BREAKING: Austin, TX Police have issued a SHELTER-IN-PLACE warning for a large swath of the city, seen in the below map, as a shooter is going around firing AT RANDOM in the area
Up to NINE shootings have taken place since last night, and four have been shot.
Two fire stations… pic.twitter.com/ux5TkXY5AZ
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 17, 2026
h/t Patti Jo and PA Cat
