AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Police in Austin are becoming increasingly concerned about random gang violence in the city.

Police say several recent violent acts are linked to gang members, including the fatal beating of a 75-year-old woman. She died Wednesday from injuries sustained in a January attack outside a Taco Bell.

The woman's death followed a series of weekend drive-by shootings. A man survived being shot in the neck during one of the attacks.

Unlike the typical gang-against-gang violence, Austin Police Commander Chris Noble tells the Austin American-Statesman that the recent string of crimes is "just complete random violence."

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