AUSTIN, Texas – Monday’s murder in Travis Region notes the current in a string of terrible cases over the recently in Central Texas.
What we understand:
Central Texas has actually seen 5 murders in the period of a week, with one fatality a day for the last 3 days.
Moore Roadway shooting
The Travis Region Constable’s Workplace reported the current occurrence on Monday early morning.
TCSO states on August 4 at around 1:35 a.m. it got a telephone call from the Austin Authorities Division.
APD stated that policemans went to a regional medical facility with an individual that had actually been fired in the 11400 block of Moore Roadway, which is taken into consideration to be component of TCSO’s territory.
TCSO states the sufferer was required to the medical facility in an individual lorry and came to the medical facility prior to APD initially got a telephone call at 1:13 a.m.
The sufferer was noticable dead at 1:34 a.m.
The sufferer’s 18-year-old loved one was apprehended and has actually considering that been apprehended.
North Austin homicide
The 4th murder occurred very early Sunday early morning in North Austin.
On August 3, policemans were phoned call to the northbound I-35 frontage roadway near East Rundberg Lane right before 2:40 a.m. for records of a guy with injuries.
When Austin cops and EMS got here, they tried life-saving steps, yet the guy was noticable dead at 3:25 a.m.
Investigators state they are functioning to figure out the scenarios bordering the guy’s fatality.
The guy’s identification has actually not been launched, yet private investigators state they are talking to individuals that were with him that evening.
Murder near Austin Authorities headquarters
The 3rd murder occurred near Austin station.
Austin cops reacted to the 800 block of the I-35 frontage roadway around 3:20 a.m. where they found a guy with terrible injuries.
The guy was required to a location medical facility where he passed away right before 4 a.m., according to Policeman Aaron Townsend.
Townsend stated private investigators had the ability to situate an individual they think is linked to the occurrence which individual was collared.
Authorities did not share just how the guy was wounded or his identification. The name of the individual captive was likewise not released.
Murder-suicide in East Austin
APD exploring East Austin murder-suicide
The Austin Authorities Division is exploring after 2 bodies were located in East Austin. The examination later on exposed one had actually fired and eliminated the various other prior to firing himself.
2 bodies were located by a distribution vehicle driver in East Austin and the examination has actually considering that exposed both passed away in a murder-suicide, according to APD.
Austin cops stated on July 29, around 4:12 p.m., a 911 customer stated they saw 2 bodies inside a home in the 1900 block of Pennsylvania Opportunity, in between Chicon Road and Poquito Road.
The 911 customer was a distribution vehicle driver that stated they saw a guy on the ground that was hemorrhaging.
” When they rose to the house, a door was open and there seemed 2 departed individuals inside the house,” stated Policeman Aaron Townsend with the Austin Authorities Division.
When policemans got here, they located a guy, later on determined as 50-year-old Jon Nickowski, with injury to his body and a weapon beside him. Police officers likewise located a female inside the home, later on determined as 42-year-old Kimberly Sullivan, that showed up to have actually been fired numerous times, APD states.
Both were noticable dead at the scene right before 4:30 p.m.
The examination exposed that Nickowski had actually fired and eliminated Sullivan prior to firing himself which both had actually been dating for numerous years, states APD.
Leander park shooting
An 18-year-old has actually been apprehended about a harmful capturing at a Leander park in late July.
Shaunathan Raby of Cedar Park was apprehended on July 31 in Austin.
Authorities stated on Tuesday, July 29, around 7:15 p.m., policemans reacted to a capturing that occurred in the car park of Robin Bledsoe Park in Leander.
When policemans got here, they located a sufferer with gunfire injuries. The sufferer was required to a regional medical facility for their injuries, yet he later on passed away.
The sufferer was determined as 26-year-old Bodhi Allen Linman of Round Rock.
By the numbers:
Austin Authorities reported 70 murders in 2024. Sunday’s fatality notes the 37th thus far this year.
The Travis Region Constable’s Workplace reported 6 murders in 2024– and they’re currently at 4 for this year.
What you can do:
If you have any type of info on the instances, you are asked to connect to cops.
The Resource: Info in this record originates from previous coverage by FOX 7 Austin
