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Man in zombie costume charged with stabbing two at Austin coffee shop

A 20-year-old man dressed in a zombie costume stabbed two people at Buzz Mill Coffee in southeast Austin on Wednesday night. He fled in a pickup truck, hit an unoccupied vehicle, and was arrested on a walking trail nearby.

Where
Austin, Travis County
When
Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2026
Sources
Reported by 2 outlets

Counties: Travis

Taxes and money

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Who's involved

  • Shankar Temple Gracesuspect charged with stabbing
  • Austin Police Departmentinvestigating agency

The facts

  • Shankar Temple Grace, 20, charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon1 2 Stated by 2 sources
  • Police responded at about 8:54 p.m. to a disturbance at Buzz Mill Coffee, 1505 Town Creek Drive1
  • Two people were stabbed; one had life-threatening injuries, one had non-life-threatening injuries1 2 Stated by 2 sources
  • Both victims were transported to hospital and are in stable condition1 2 Stated by 2 sources
  • Suspect fled in a pickup truck and struck an unoccupied Tesla Cybercab1 2 Stated by 2 sources
  • Suspect was arrested on a walking trail near Rosewood and Chestnut avenues1
  • Grace was booked into Travis County Jail1 2 Stated by 2 sources
  • Witness said the man was dressed in zombie makeup and costume1 2 Stated by 2 sources

Who said what

These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.

  • People at the coffee shop the man had caused a disturbance there before Wednesday night1 2

How they headlined it

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  • Man in zombie costume stabs 2 at SE Austin coffee shop, police say

    KEYE

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

    New York Post

Sources

Outlets: 1 right-leaning, 1 not rated Only right-leaning outlets reported this Who's covering Texas →

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  1. Man in zombie costume stabs 2 at SE Austin coffee shop, police say KEYE Not rated, October 29, 2026
  2. Texas man dressed as zombie allegedly stabs two in coffee shop, flees and hits robotaxi New York Post Right, October 30, 2026

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