2023-09-04 21:24:00
Laura Jáuregui was an architect and hotelier from La Pedrera, Uruguay.
The Texas Police identified on Monday the person responsible for the death of two women, one of whom was an Argentine citizen, in an armed attack that took place in a shopping center.
According to police from Austinin the southern state of Texas, the citizen Tang-Kang Dave Chiang38, was the one who opened fire in a shopping center in that city last Thursday, causing the death of an Argentine citizen and an unidentified woman, and then committed suicide.
The event occurred last Thursday, when a man entered a tea house in the open-air shopping center The Arboretum and started shooting.
The police report established that there were two people dead in the place, Argentine Laura Jáuregui, 64 years old, and the shooter who had committed suicide. Another still unidentified woman died hours later at the hospital due to critical injuries, according to local media reports.
Austin Police Department Chief Robin Henderson said at a news conference Thursday night that “there are indications that it happened in and around the Arboretum area,” he said.
The Arboretum, the shopping center where the tragedy broke out. (SV)
Austin Police are investigating the motives for the attack, which are still unknown. According to the police report, at 5:00 p.m. a call was received to 911 that reported several shots coming from the premises.
“At 5:07 p.m., the first units arrived on the scene; at 5:09 p.m. police officers located Tang-Kang Dave Chiang, Laura Jáuregui, and another woman on the ground with gunshot wounds inside the business,” indicated the police part.
The unidentified woman was taken to a nearby hospital with “serious injuries,” while Jauregui and Chiang were pronounced dead at the scene, the Police Department said.
“During the investigation, it was determined that Chiang shot both women unknown to him, killing Jauregui, before committing suicide with a firearm,” the police reported.
Likewise, the force asked “anyone with any information about the suspect” or who can provide evidence about the fact, to contact the Austin Police Homicide Unit.
Jáuregui was Argentine, but years ago he had settled in La Pedrera, a town located 230 kilometers from Montevideo, where She owned the Hotel Brisas.
After the shooting, the Teapioca Lounge teahouse, where the attack occurred, issued a statement expressing its “deepest condolences to the victims, families, and communities affected by the recent tragedy that took place.”
“We stand with the residents of The Arboretum during this difficult time, offering our unwavering support and solidarity. We understand the pain and grief that follow such senseless acts, and we share the collective grief that has affected our community. Our primary concern is the well-being and safety of each individual.and we pledge our support to any effort that promotes healing and recovery.”
For their part, the Uruguayan media also echoed the news, noting that Jáuregui was a “very active” neighbor of the place. “Laura had dreamed of and made a unique project come true, strongly rooted in La Pedrera, and she was part of the daily life of this oceanic town, which today receives this sad news,” reported the local portal La Paloma Hoy.
Before this venture, the woman lived in Buenos Aires in her teens, until she left for Japan at the age of 15. Lived in many cities in the United States, Australia, Europe and Asiawhere he developed a career in software design and architecture, the Uruguayan newspaper El País reported.
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