オースティン警察は、週末に市内で発生した少なくとも12件の連続銃撃事件に関与したとして、10代の容疑者3人を逮捕した。この事件では計4人が負傷した。犯行は盗難車と盗難銃器から始まり、無差別な攻撃と標的を絞った攻撃の両方が含まれていた。
銃撃事件は土曜日の朝、アパートから車両が盗まれ、店舗から銃器が持ち去られたことで始まった。その後2日間、容疑者らは住宅、車両、集合住宅、そして2か所の消防署に向けて発砲し、その大半はオースティン南部で発生した。計4人が銃撃を受けて負傷し、そのうち1人は生命に関わる重傷を負ったほか、複数の車両や建物が損壊した。
X（旧Twitter）での初期の反応としては、10代の容疑者3人の逮捕に対する安堵の声や、銃器へのアクセスを可能にした親の責任を問う声、またオースティンの裁判官による寛大な処分を懸念する声などが上がっている。
3 teens are now in custody after wreaking havoc across Austin. Police say they used stolen guns, stolen cars, and randomly shot at apartment complexes, homes, and even two fire dept. stations pic.twitter.com/McPCtnr2dq
— Brooke Taylor (@Brooketaylortv) 2026年5月18日
They should be held on jail. Liberal judge, in a liberal city will probably let them back out on bail.
— Just Me. (@PoppyMcGill1) 2026年5月18日
Austin police arrest 3 juveniles allegedly linked to 12 random shootings injuring 4 peoplehttps://t.co/IYj10U3TUx
HELLO, PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF THE GUNS. THIS MUST STOP.
— Dori Girl (@DoriGirl13) 2026年5月18日
Austin police arrest 3 juveniles allegedly linked to 12 random shootings injuring 4 peoplehttps://t.co/A0A4oIzX2N
Austin police arrest 3 juveniles allegedly linked to 12 random shootings injuring 4 people https://t.co/n0YCEfUkwP #FoxNews
— FIGHT4THETRUTH. NO. 1 Deplorable (@Jestersjourknee) 2026年5月18日
The parents need to be held accountable for raising suckmh garbage!
Why do you care more about illegal immigrants then your own constituents?
— Carlos Medina (@CarlosRMedina09) 2026年5月19日
Have you visited or called the victims of the shooting spree in Austin? https://t.co/FKT6CHBiaZ
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Western prosecutors on Wednesday charged four suspects in the robbery-homicide of a 12-year-old boy during a carjacking in San Bernardo early Tuesday, June 23. The two adolescents and two adults were placed in provisional internment and preventive prison.
Three teenagers in Wisconsin face felony murder and armed robbery charges after allegedly luring a 35-year-old man into their car and shooting him dead. David Krause was killed in a Milwaukee alley on April 14 following a rainstorm. Prosecutors detailed the incident in a juvenile petition.
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An 18-year-old man was taken into custody after allegedly opening fire at a pickup soccer game in Grand Rapids, Michigan, killing a 14-year-old boy and a 39-year-old mother of eight.
Three people died and one police officer was wounded during a shooting in Sandy, Oregon, on Sunday afternoon. Authorities arrested a suspect hours later and said the community faced no ongoing threat.
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Six people were killed in a shooting at a youth welfare facility in Stade on Monday. A 45-year-old man is suspected of firing shots in the context of a custody dispute. Two young children were left orphans by the attack.
Carabineros detained three people for their alleged involvement in a carjacking that ended with the death of a 12-year-old boy in San Bernardo. The suspects, a 17-year-old and two adults, will face detention hearings on charges of robbery with homicide.
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Four Georgia men received prison sentences for a 2024 drive-by shooting that killed 3-year-old Kyron Santino Zarco Smith and injured a 9-year-old in Athens. The men were targeting a rival gang member at the time.