Austin, Texas, police have issued a shelter-in-place warning for residents in response to a string of shootings around the city on Saturday night and Sunday. The shootings appear to be random.
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
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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 have also been shot at, and police are looking for suspect(s) possible in their late teens.
Supposedly, they’re switching between the vehicles seen below.
Anyone in Austin with info is encouraged to call 911 immediately.
A local news outlet has a little more information:
The suspects are described as two Hispanic males in their late teens, one with medium wavy hair and the other with longer hair.
They are driving a black or dark blue 2012 Hyundai Sonata with a broken right passenger window, pictured below. Police said the suspects have been stealing and switching vehicles. The suspects may also be driving a gold Hyundai sedan, silver Mazda four-door or a white Kia Optima, police said. Davis has urged residents to not leave their vehicles unlocked.
Here’s the vehicle:
— Ward Clark (@TheGreatLander) May 17, 2026
Not much else seems to be known at this point.
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The random nature of the shootings would tend to indicate terrorist motives; this is Terrorism 101, random attacks, with no discernible pattern, but as of yet, nothing more is known about the shooters than their appearance.
This is a developing story. We’ll continue to monitor and bring you updates as events warrant.
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