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Man, woman killed in South Austin shooting: APD

By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
Published  December 5, 2023 1:48pm CST
South Austin
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Man, woman killed in South Austin: APD

Two people were found dead in South Austin on Tuesday. The Austin Police Department is investigating.

AUSTIN, Texas - Two people were killed in South Austin on Tuesday, and Austin police say their murders are part of a shooting spree that left six dead and two officers injured in Austin and Bexar County.

Police said at 11:59 a.m., on Dec. 5, the 911 center received multiple calls about gunshots in the 7300 block of Shadywood Drive.

When officers arrived, they found two victims, a man and a woman, with trauma. One victim was pronounced dead on the scene, the other was transported to a local hospital, but later died from their injuries.

Family identify the victim as 25-year-old Sabrina Rahman. The other victim was identified as a friend and handyman, 32-year-old Emmanuel. Photo: Sabrina & family (courtesy: Rahman family)

Police identified the victims as 32-year-old Emmanual Pop Ba and 24-year-old Sabrina Rahman.

A FOX 7 Austin source says the suspect from the shooting spree saw a handyman sitting in his car in front of a home and shot the man through the passenger window. A woman inside the home where the handyman was working came outside to see what happened. The suspect then chased her down the road, caught up with her, and shot her. 

The suspect then returned to the car the handyman was in, threw the man out of the car and stole it, a FOX 7 Austin source said. 

APD gives update on homicide

FULL PRESSER: The Austin Police Department is investigating a homicide in South Austin.

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Prior to the double homicide on Shadywood Dr., police say the suspect shot and killed two people in Bexar County, near San Antonio, and shot an Austin ISD police officer near Northeast ECHS.

After this double homicide, police say the suspect went on to shoot a cyclist, an Austin police officer, and two people inside of a home in Southwest Austin.

The suspect is now in custody and charged with capital murder.

If anyone has any information, call the Austin Police Department tip line at (512) 974-TIPS.

This is an ongoing investigation.