It's possible you've seen the news about the three people killed at a Target store yesterday in Austin. I'm well aware of that location as it was my primary Target store when I was in college 3 decades ago, and then in the years immediately following college when Jamie and I lived in an apartment just north of campus.
I haven't had much reason to be in that part of town in a few years, or in that Target in decades.
The crime is horrifying, but no longer shocking. The perpetrator had run ins with law-enforcement for years and had been placed on mental-health holds, but wasn't necessarily this kind of threat. That we need better support for these types of mental health recidivist cases is wildly evident, but no one will lift a finger to pay for what needs doing. I cannot imagine much will change despite the fatalities of good people going about their day, including a 4-year-old child, her grandfather and a 24-year-old store employee.
The shooter was caught, after assaulting others.
Expect the Texas lege to find some way that the policies they've set the past several decades in which they've had a one-party system controlling the state are the fault of the minority party.
