June 2021 mass shooting in Austin, TX

The June 2021 mass shooting in Austin, TX occurred on June 12, 2021 when Jeremiah Roshaun Leland James Tabb, 17-year-old black male, and an unnamed accomplice shot fourteen people, one of whom died (Douglas John Kantor, white male).

June 2021 mass shooting in Austin, TX
Location	400 block of East 6th Street, Austin, TX
Coordinates	30.266938589°N 97.73877273°W / 30.266938589; -97.73877273 Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Date	June 12, 2021 1:24 AM
Attack type	Mass shooting
Victims	Douglas John Kantor, white male Adrianna Salazar, white Hispanic female Jessica Ramirez, white Hispanic female 11 other unnamed victims
Assailant	Jeremiah Roshaun Leland James Tabb, 17-year-old black male Unnamed juvenile male

Jeremiah Roshaun Leland James Tabb
Criminal charge	Aggravated assault

Austin American-Statesman's refusal to report suspect description

The story become more noteworthy when local paper Austin American-Statesman refused to report a description of the shooting suspect, saying "The American-Statesman is not including the description as it is too vague at this time to be useful in identifying the shooter and such publication could be harmful in perpetuating stereotypes. If more detailed information is released, we will update our reporting."

An Instagram post with the title "Austin mass shooter still at large but media won’t provide description because he’s black" addressing the paper's decision started to spread, but Politifact intervened to have the story taken off of Facebook, rating the claim as "False," emphasizing the paper's decision based on description vagueness despite not addressing the paper's specific use of the word "stereotype."

See Also

• List of black on white violent crimes