The challenge is that we go back and look at that, so these things are not as easy to predict,” Ainslie said. “Myself and a lot of other people are researching, thinking about, and working on trying to understand this better.

Three people, including a child, were killed in a shooting in the parking lot of the Target at 8601 Research Blvd., near Ohlen Road, in North Austin on Monday afternoon. Austin Police Department (APD) Chief Lisa Davis said a call came in around 2:15 p.m. of a shooting at the Target, and officers arrived on the scene shortly after.