Police looking for person of interest in East Austin deadly shooting
Mother of victim killed in Austin shooting speaks out
Investigators with the Austin Police Department have identified the victim who was found shot in the neck this past weekend in East Austin.
AUSTIN - Investigators with the Austin Police Department have identified the victim who was found shot in the neck this past weekend in East Austin.
Police are now looking for the person of interest.
Body found behind Austin gas station investigated as city's 30th homicide
Austin police are investigating the city's 30th homicide of the year after a man's body was discovered early Sunday morning behind a closed gas station in southeast Austin.
Austin's 30th Homicide of 2025
The backstory:
According to Austin Police, on Sunday, June 22, around 12:30 a.m., officers and Austin-Travis County EMS were called to the Apple Mart for a person bleeding on the ground.
When they arrived, they found 29-year-old Keaton Delcore on the ground with trauma to his neck. He was taken to the hospital and later died from his injuries.
Keaton Delcore
During the investigation, detectives learned that Delcore approached an unidentified man and had an interaction with him in the parking lot. The unidentified man then shot Delcore and left the area.
Person of Interest
Person of interest in the Wickersham Lane homicide (Source: Austin Police Department)
APD Detectives have released an image of a person of interest connected to the homicide investigation.
"This person was observed in the area of Wickersham Lane and Riverside Drive throughout the evening of Saturday into Sunday morning," APD Homicide Detective Will Marshall.
This person of interest is believed to be a dark-skinned male, with short dreadlocks.
"We didn't know if he was out there with somebody else, or if he wasn't alone or if he's a local. We don't know any of that. That's why it's important to find him," Detective Marshall said.
APD asking for help in murder investigation
APD Detectives Release Images of a Person of Interest in Connection to a Homicide Investigation. This person of interest is believed to be a dark-skinned male, with short dreadlocks. He appears to be wearing white shoes, light colored blue jeans and a long sleeve black shirt with a large white "S" or possibly a dollar sign on the front.
He appears to be wearing white shoes, light-colored blue jeans and a long-sleeved black shirt with a large white "S" or possibly a dollar sign on the front.
APD wants to talk to him or anyone who may know something.
"We're always looking for anybody who may have seen something, may have heard something, regardless of how little they think what information they have is. It might be very important to us," Marshall said.
What you can do:
Detectives are asking anyone who may have photos, videos or potential evidence to submit the information here or submit it through the QR code below.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Austin Police Department at 512-974-TIPS. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling 512-472-8477. A reward of up to $1,000 may be available for any information that leads to an arrest.
Victim's mother speaks out
"I don't want him to just be, you know, the 30th homicide," Keaton Delcore’s mother, Robin Patrick, said. "He was an amazing human. He was so loved by his family."
"It was just like someone had reached into my heart and ripped it out. It just, I couldn't breathe. There's just no way to describe what it is like losing a child and I don't think any parent should have to go through that, especially something as senseless as this," Patrick added.
Delcore’s mother wants answers.
"Just please, if you have information, please just come forward, like we need closure for this. We need to know what happened," Patrick said.
The Source: Information in this article is from the Austin Police Department and interviews conducted by FOX 7 Austin's Meredith Aldis