Man killed in Austin mass shooting was visiting from Michigan and planned to marry his high school sweetheart, family says By: CNN
By Ralph Ellis, Alta Spells and Deanna Hackney, CNN (CNN) The man killed in a weekend shooting that left more than a dozen people injured in Austin, Texas, was visiting the city from Michigan, his family said.
Douglas J. Kantor, 25, was originally from Airmont, New York, and attended college at Michigan State and graduate school at the University of Michigan, the family statement said, according to CNN affiliate KEYE.
He started working at the Ford Motor Co., IT department after receiving his bachelor s degree and had advanced to product manager with the company, the statement said. He also developed a website for his brother and father s heating and air conditioning business.
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Someone opened fire in a busy entertainment district in downtown Austin early Saturday, wounding 13 people, including two critically, before getting away, authorities said.