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Four injured in weekend shooting spree in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (CBS, KYMA) - Four people were wounded, one seriously, in a weekend shooting spree in Austin, Texas.

The Austin Police Department (APD) say two teen suspects are in custody, and a third person has been detained, following at least a dozen shootings that began Saturday afternoon.

Authorities say the incidents began after the suspects stole a firearm from a gun store and a car from an apartment complex.

South Austin was temporarily under a shelter-in-place order Sunday as police conducted a manhunt for the alleged shooters.

Investigators say targets included pedestrians, a man who was walking his dog, multiple apartment complexes, and two firehouses.

"I don't know what motive would drive anybody to come and drive around senselessly in this city…shooting," said Chief Lisa Davis with APD. "We have two juveniles, 15 and 17, running around with guns creating this havoc."

Police are searching for a motive, and they are characterizing the shootings as "random."

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