Austin shooting suspect named, timeline of terror revealed after teens alleged 28-hour, 12-attack rampage
Texas police have released the mugshot of one of the three juveniles arrested over the weekend in connection with 12 separate shooting incidents across Austin that injured four people, as well as a timeline of the alleged 28-hour rampage.Cristian Fajardo Mondragon, 17, was taken into custody Sunday after allegedly partaking in a citywide shooting spree that left four people injured, struck two fire stations and triggered a shelter-in-place order in South Austin, the Austin Police Department said in a statement. Mondragon was arrested alongside two additional suspects, a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old, police said.Their names have not been released due to a statewide law regarding what information can be made public involving juvenile suspects. Officers received a report of a stolen firearm from a local business.
Surveillance footage subsequently revealed the vehicle driven by the suspects had also recently been stolen, according to authorities. Less than five hours later, authorities confirmed the first alleged shooting at a trailer residence.However, no injuries were reported. Officers responded to another shooting at the Whisper Hollow apartment complex, in which multiple vehicles and an occupied apartment were struck by gunfire.
Witness descriptions and surveillance footage of the suspects led authorities to believe the two shootings were connected.Approximately two hours later, a third shooting was reported after witnesses observed a suspect wearing a black hoodie exiting a black sedan at another apartment complex and firing through the door of a third-floor unit, police said. Authorities said that a group of suspects matching previous surveillance footage of the alleged shootings stole a Hyundai Elantra from a Motel 6 parking lot, with another shooting being reported just 90 minutes later. Authorities said a suspect fired a gun into an Austin Fire Department station while firefighters were inside.Thankfully, no injuries were reported.Just six mi...