Crime & Safety
6th Street Mass Shooting Began As Teen Confrontation: Affidavit
A teenage victim of the shooting, whose name was not released, told police he and a group of friends were confronted by Tabb on 6th Street.
AUSTIN, TX — The Sixth Street mass shooting that left 13 people injured and one dead on Saturday began as a confrontation between a 17-year-old and juvenile, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by the Austin American-Statesman Wednesday.
Jeremiah Tabb, 17, is one of two people arrested in connection with the shooting. Tabb was arrested Monday and has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was not listed as being in Bell County or Travis County Jail on Wednesday.
The other person in custody is a juvenile and authorities have not released any information on them. It is likely the suspect's age and identity will remain confidential because they are not an adult.
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According to the newspaper, the arrest affidavit for Tabb connects him to at least one shooting injury; however, it does not indicate who wounded any of the other victims.
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A teenage victim of the shooting, whose name was not released, told police he and a group of friends were confronted by Tabb on Sixth Street Saturday, the affidavit reports.
After a brief exchange, Tabb pulled out a gun from his waistband. The witness said his friend also pulled out a gun and started "shooting for their protection." The witness said in the affidavit he's known Tabb since middle school, the newspaper reports.
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Killeen school district police officers in partnership with Austin police arrested Tabb while he was in a summer school class on Monday, authorities said in a news release on Monday.
Austin police have determined that both the juvenile and Tabb were shooters on Saturday, Interim Police Chief Joseph Chacon said Tuesday.
Austin Police Department is still in talks with District Attorney Jose Garza to determine what additional charges brought against both alleged shooters will be.
Investigators have not released a possible motive and other detailed information on Tabb or the juvenile in custody.
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Saturday's mass shooting left 13 people injured and killed 25-year-old Douglas Kantor of Airmont, New York.
Kantor was waiting outside a bar to get in when shots were fired and was struck in the abdomen, according to Patch New York City. He was taken to a local hospital and was listed in critical condition on Saturday.
His brother Nick Kantor told KXAN his brother suffered until he died on Sunday.
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"It was the most gruesome thing I could think to wish on someone. It's painful to discuss, but I think the public deserves to know what my brother suffered," he said.
Kantor lived in Michigan, where he went to college, earned an MBA, and worked in IT for the Ford Motor Company, Patch reports.
Friends of Kantor have started a GoFundMe drive to help raise funds to bring back the New York native home. So far the drive, started Monday, has raised $11,735 of its $100,000 goal.
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