Austin officer-involved shooting: Police provide new details
New details in Austin OIS
The Austin Police Department is providing new details about an officer-involved shooting in North Austin.
AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department is providing new details about an officer-involved shooting in North Austin.
New details
What we know:
Chief Lisa Davis held a press conference on Wednesday, June 4 about the shooting.
Davis showed dash camera footage from three of the officers involved, and released audio from the police radio, still photos and a slow-speed version of dash camera footage from one of the officers.
Officers' names released
Davis released the names of the four officers involved in the shooting:
- Officer Joseph Duesler: 2 years, 6 months with APD
- Officer Kai Finch: 2 years, 6 months with APD
- Officer Martin Vela: 1 year, 8 months with APD
- Officer Vincent Nguyen: 2 years, 6 months with APD
Per APD protocol, the four officers have been placed on paid administrative leave.
Two investigations will be conducted concurrently: a criminal investigation by the Special Investigations Unit in conjunction with the Travis County District Attorney's Office and an administrative investigation by the Internal Affairs Unit, with oversight from the Office of Police Oversight.
The suspect and charges
Devin Guevara
Austin police have released the name of the suspect in the shooting.
18-year-old Devin Guevara has been charged with:
- 3 counts of first-degree felony aggravated assault against a public servant
- 1 count of third-degree felony evading in a motor vehicle
- 1 count of state-jail felony unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
Travis County jail records show that Guevara was on probation on a charge of assault causing bodily injury-family violence from January 2024.
Guevara is in the Travis County Jail on a collective $195,000 bond.
The backstory:
The incident happened late in the evening on May 31 near the intersection of Research Boulevard service road northbound and North Lamar Boulevard.
Police attempted to pull over a vehicle that was reported stolen. The driver of the vehicle did not stop, and the officer initiated a pursuit.
A short time later, the stolen vehicle crashed into another vehicle that was not involved.
One person from that vehicle was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Officer-involved shooting hospitalizes suspect
A suspect was shot in the collarbone in a police chase-turned-officer-involved shooting late Saturday night.
After the crash, the driver of the stolen vehicle shot at an officer, police officials say. The officer returned fire and shot the suspect in the clavicle.
Officials say the driver followed commands after being shot.
The suspect was taken to the hospital for their injuries and was later taken into custody.
No officers were injured in this shooting.
The Source: Information from Austin Police Department.