Multiple victims in Texas shootings

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One person is dead and four others have been hospitalised after two separate shooting incidents in the Texan city of Austin, police say.

Both crime scenes are now secure, Austin police say, after earlier reporting an "active shooter incident".

The shootings happened in the city's entertainment district....

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36935365

Sad story, but thankfully a rare event around here. 

It made the BBC, and was reported in an only slightly breathless-with-excitment-but-trying-to-contain-it tone.   

I don't suppose they report on the Chicago/Memphis/Detroit/Baltimore, etc. regularly-occuring multiple shootings?

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6th street is returning to the 60s when I lived in Austin and was an unsafe place to be.

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6th street is returning to the 60s when I lived in Austin and was an unsafe place to be.

Yes, they put the homeless shelter right there on 5th street.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Yes, they put the homeless shelter right there on 5th street.

Then the thugs on 6th have in fact returned. 

No different than the last time I was in San Francisco and accosted outside my hotel by a homeless guys who just wanted a few bucks to buy some food.

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Update:

Police: Downtown Austin shooting suspect was targeting his brother-in-law
Updated: 16 mins ago

Innocent bystander Teqnika Marie Moultrie was shot and killed as she walked down a crowded sidewalk with her wife and friends.

Looks like there were 3 shootings in Austin within a short period of time:  http://kxan.com/category/news/local/