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

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Shankar Temple Grace, 20, allegedly stabbed two people in an Austin, Texas coffee shop while dressed as a zombie on Wednesday night. One victim suffered life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized; the other had non-life-threatening wounds. After the attack, Grace fled the scene in a pickup truck before crashing into an unoccupied robotaxi. Police later found and arrested him about three miles away from the incident site. He faces two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

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Story summary

On Wednesday night, October 28, Shankar Temple Grace, a 20-year-old man dressed in a Halloween zombie costume, allegedly stabbed two people at The Buzz Mill coffee shop and bar in Austin, Texas. Police responded to reports of a "disturbance hot shot," indicating an immediate threat to life or serious physical harm, shortly before the establishment was set to host a comedy show.

One victim suffered life-threatening injuries while the other had non-life-threatening wounds; both were transported to a hospital in stable condition. Grace fled the scene in a pickup truck and later crashed into an unoccupied autonomous vehicle before being apprehended by police on a walking trail near Rosewood Avenue and Chestnut Avenue, approximately 3 miles from where the incident occurred.

Grace was booked into Travis County Jail and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The coffee shop owners expressed hope for recovery of all involved in an Instagram post.

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APD Austin KEYE Texas The Austin Police Department

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APD ORG · 3× KEYE ORG · 2× Austin GPE · 1× Grace PERSON · 1× Shankar Temple Grace PERSON · 1× Texas GPE · 1× The Austin Police Department ORG · 1× The Buzz Mill ORG · 1×

Narrative

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.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-30

2026-10-30 · Fox News

Man dressed as zombie allegedly stabs two in coffee shop, flees and hits robotaxi · mixed framing

Claims (13 extracted, 3 hedged)

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

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