Shooter from yesterday. Of course he has a recent Felony gun charge dismissed.
https://x.com/AustinJustice/status/1966188076990083215
https://x.com/AustinJustice/status/1966202298926817721
UPDATE on the man who opened fire at Zilker on Wednesday:
The criminal, 30-year-old Brandon Thompson, was shooting at his girlfriend. She was shot in the back of the head.
Thompson ran into Barton Hills and bursts into a random home, where the homeowner shot him. Thompson was then arrested.
Thompson is originally from Mechanicsburg, Ohio and has been living in Austin for years, perhaps working as a chef. He lived in a four-bedroom house near McKinney State Park.
I'm told by sources he was a constant menace to police and at one point evaded them with a stolen motorcycle.
He was arrested 7 times before. All 10 previous charges were dismissed or declined by prosecutors, except for two breezy plea deals.
At last reporting, his girlfriend was in critical condition and not expected to survive.
Step one in gun control should be actually prosecuting gun crimes.