Crime & Safety
Man Dead From Gunshot Wound In South Austin (Updated)
Medics were dispatched to 300 block of West Ben White Boulevard where they obtained a dead-at-scene pronouncement for man in his 20s.
SOUTH AUSTIN, TX — A man was shot dead in South Austin early Saturday, according to medics.
Just before 3 a.m. on Saturday, Austin-Travis County EMS medics said they obtained a dead-on-scene pronouncement for a male victim in his 20s. The incident occurred along the service road at the 300 block of West Ben White Boulevard.
At a subsequent news conference, police said a suspect has not been arrested as of Saturday morning. An officer briefing reporters said the shooting was a culmination of a fight between two men, and no threat to the public at large existed.
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Preliminary statement on homicide investigation https://t.co/dlRD1WVtES
— Austin Police Dept (@Austin_Police) May 19, 2018
FINAL: Multiple #ATCEMS assets on-scene of a reported Gunshot Wound at 300 block of W Ben White Blvd Svrd EB (02:21); #ATCEMSMedics have obtained a Dead On Scene pronouncement of a ~20's Male. No other information available, refer any additional inquiries to @Austin_Police
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) May 19, 2018
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