Target

Target was the name of a grunt from the Anamosa gang. His label was derived from the department store chain of the same name.

Significance
Shortly after the ashfall abated, Alex, having exhausted all his food, was greatly famished. His luck seemed to be changing when he came across Target cooking a dead animal over a campfire, whom he found out was waiting for his friends from Anamosa to return. However, when he realized what Anamosa truly was, as well as Target's intentions, he struck out in defense and took out Target's left eye. In response, Target cut out a flap of flesh in his right side. A chase ensues, but Alex narrowly escapes with his life, winding up not far from the Edmunds' residence.

The second time Alex encounters Target, he only just arrives at the entrance of the household who notices that Alex has just killed Ferret, the latter of which was about to rape Gloria Edmunds. The resulting scuffle only knocks him out, though it costed Gloria her life. In a final attempt to get revenge on Alex, he sets fire to the household and the barn that Alex and Gloria's daughter, Darla, were sleeping in. Despite this, he is ultimately killed by Alex after a cinder stone crushes his skull.