Homicide At 502 W. Longspur Blvd. In City Of Austin

Press release from the City of Austin:

October 6, 2021

Case: 21-2761275
Date: Sunday, October 3, 2021
Time: 7:22 p.m.
Location: 502 W. Longspur Blvd.
Deceased: Jeremiah Dayohn Johnson, Black male, born March 16, 1990

The Austin Police Department (APD) has identified Jeremiah Johnson as the deceased in the October 3 homicide on Longspur Blvd.

At approximately 7:22 p.m., Austin 9-1-1 received calls reporting that multiple gunshots were heard in the area of 502 W. Longspur Blvd. APD officers arrived on scene and observed a male subject lying on the ground with apparent gunshot wounds. Lifesaving measures were attempted, but unfortunately, Dr. Abraham pronounced the male deceased at 7:36 p.m.

Homicide investigators and crime scene technicians responded to interview witnesses and process the scene.

On Monday, October 4, The Travis County Medical Examiner’s office conducted an autopsy and determined the cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death, homicide.

Detectives are asking anyone with information or video of the incident to call APD Homicide at 512-974-TIPS, email homicide.apd@austintexas.gov, utilize the Crime Stoppers tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS), or the Crime Stoppers app. You may remain anonymous. Information leading to an arrest may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.

You can also submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, free on iPhone and Android.

This is Austin's 66th homicide of 2021.

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