Texas police issue shelter in place over active shooter 'linked to nine random attacks which injured four people'

By BETHAN SEXTON, US ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR and MELISSA KOENIG, US REPORTER Published: 22:09, 17 May 2026 | Updated: 22:26, 17 May 2026 Two shooters believed to be linked to 10 random attacks are on the loose in Austin, Texas sparking a shelter in place warning. Police are hunting for the suspects in connection with multiple shootings which left up to four people injured, CBS Austin reports. Both suspects are described as Hispanic men in their late teens. One had medium wavy hair while the other had longer hair, Police Chief Lisa Davis said. They were last seen driving a white KIA Optima, though they have previously also used a black or dark blue Hyundai, a gold Hyundai sedan and a silver Mazda four-door as they carried out the attacks. All of the vehicles had been stolen. Residents in the areas of South Slaughter Ln, East McKinney Falls Pkwy, North Ben White Blvd and West Escarpment Blvd are urged to to remain indoors. The shootings began on Saturday night and continued into Sunday morning. The outlet reported that the suspect seems to be targeting fire stations, but a motive for the shootings remains unclear. 'We don't have any specific motive that has been identified,' Mayor Kirk Watson said at a news conference. 'In fact, these actions appear to be random.'  Police are hunting for suspects in connection with multiple shootings which left up to four people injured They were last seen driving a white KIA Optima, though they have previously also used a black or dark blue Hyundai, a gold Hyundai sedan and a silver Mazda four-door as they carried out the attacks  This is a breaking news story, check back for updates. The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.