Somebody has been watching too many Halloween-style scary movies. According to Fox News, Shankar Temple Grace, 20, has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing two people. The alleged incident took place at a coffee shop in Austin, Texas. In a peculiar turn of events, Grace was reportedly dressed as a zombie when the alleged attack took place.
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The stabbings reportedly took place shortly before a local comedy show was set to get underway at The Buzz Mill, which is a coffee shop and bar.
"Officials said police responded to reports of a 'disturbance hot shot' inside the business, a classification for a rapidly escalating altercation involving an immediate threat to life or serious physical harm," Fox News reports. "First responders found one victim with life-threatening injuries and another with non-life-threatening injuries, APD said."
Both victims were taken to the hospital. The last update regarding their status noted that they were in stable condition.
According to CBS Austin, Grace will face two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was booked into the Travis County Jail upon being apprehended.
"Officers were called at about 8:54 p.m. to a disturbance at Buzz Mill Coffee, 1505 Town Creek Drive, police said. They found two people with stab wounds," CBS Austin wrote in a post shared to Instagram.
The Man Dressed as a Zombie Attempted To Flee in a Pick-up Truck
Following the incident, Grace is alleged to have fled in a pickup truck before ultimately crashing into an unoccupied autonomous vehicle.
"Police said the man fled in a pickup truck at high speed and hit an unoccupied Tesla Cybercab. Officers searching the area later found and arrested Grace on a walking trail near Rosewood and Chestnut avenues, police said," CBS Austin reports.
According to detectives working the case, authorities are now working to figure out whether Grace had any connection with his alleged victims. The investigation is still ongoing, with no further details being released at this time.
Hopefully, the two victims are able to make a full recovery. More information will undoubtedly become public as the investigation continues.
