Two dead and one critically injured after shooting at Texas shopping mall

At least two people were killed and one sustained critical injuries following a shooting outside a shopping centre in Austin, Texas.

The shooting took place shortly after 5pm on Thursday at a business near The Arboretum, an outdoor shopping centre.

Two adults were pronounced dead at the scene, while one person was rushed to a local hospital with “critical life-threatening injuries”, the Austin Police Department said.

There didn’t appear to be any threat to the public following the gunfire, the Austin police said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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