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Texas man dressed as zombie allegedly stabs two in coffee shop, flees and hits robotaxi

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On October 30, 2026, Shankar Temple Grace, dressed as a zombie, allegedly stabbed two people at The Buzz Mill coffee shop in Austin, Texas. One victim suffered life-threatening injuries and the other non-life-threatening ones; both were hospitalized. After fleeing in a pickup truck, Grace crashed into an unoccupied robotaxi before being apprehended by police about three miles away from the scene. He was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

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A 20-year-old man named Shankar Temple Grace, dressed in a Halloween zombie costume, allegedly stabbed two people at The Buzz Mill, a coffee shop and bar in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday night. One victim suffered life-threatening injuries while the other had non-life-threatening wounds; both were hospitalized but reported stable afterward. The suspect fled in a pickup truck and crashed into an unoccupied autonomous vehicle before being apprehended by police near Rosewood Avenue and Chestnut Avenue about 3 miles from the scene. Grace was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he was identified as the perpetrator by Austin Police Department (APD), which classified the incident as a "disturbance hot shot," indicating an immediate threat to life or serious physical harm during the altercation.

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Texas man dressed as zombie allegedly stabs two in coffee shop, flees and hits robotaxi By uncertain

man → dress → robotaxi

A man dressed as a zombie allegedly stabbed two people at an Austin, Texas coffee shop Wednesday night before speeding away in a pickup truck and crashing into an unoccupied vehicle. uncertain

man → dress → vehicle

The Austin Police Department (APD) identified the suspect as Shankar Temple Grace, 20, who was arrested after a search. asserted

who → identify → search

The incident unfolded shortly before a local comedy show was scheduled to begin at The Buzz Mill, a coffee shop and bar. asserted

show → unfold → Mill

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. asserted

police → say → life

First responders found one victim with life-threatening injuries and another with non-life-threatening injuries, APD said. asserted

APD → find → injuries

Both victims were rushed to a hospital. asserted

victims → rush → hospital

They were last reported in stable condition, according to authorities. uncertain

They → report → authorities

After the stabbing, the suspect fled in a pickup truck, speeding away before striking an unoccupied autonomous vehicle, KEYE reported. asserted

KEYE → flee → vehicle

Officers launched a search and eventually located him on a walking trail roughly 3 miles from the scene, police said. asserted

police → launch → scene

The suspect was wearing a Halloween costume at the time of the attack, APD said. asserted

APD → wear → attack

A witness told police the man was dressed as a zombie with his face covered in makeup, according to KEYE. uncertain

face → tell → KEYE

People at the establishment also told police the man had caused a disturbance at the bar before Wednesday night’s stabbing, the outlet reported. asserted

outlet → tell → stabbing

Grace was booked into the Travis County Jail and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony. asserted

Grace → book → weapon

Texas man dressed as zombie allegedly stabs two in coffee shop, flees and hits robotaxi

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