Shooting rampage suspect targeted victims at random, Austin police say
Austin police on Thursday said a former policy analyst at the Legislature is a suspect in the fatal shooting of a man at a South Austin apartment complex Monday and in a shooting rampage Wednesday that left two women injured.
Charles Curry, 29, was arrested about 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Post South Lamar apartment complex at 1500 S. Lamar Blvd. Curry has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and police said they plan to file a murder charge against him in connection with Monday’s death of 32-year-old Christian Meroney.
Residents at the mixed-use development had been on edge since Meroney’s death Monday, wondering whether they were in danger while the shooter was on the loose.
“A lot of the girls said they couldn’t sleep these past two days,” said tenant Victoria Celis, who said she had seen police surrounding Meroney’s body in the apartment’s hallway after he was shot dead Monday.
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