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APD investigating homicides over the weekend
Austin police are investigating homicides from over the weekend. No one has been arrested yet for either.
AUSTIN, Texas - Austin police are investigating homicides from over the weekend.
No one has been arrested yet for either.
North Austin homicide
The backstory:
"I suppose you could say there are some neighborhoods where you kind of think, well, something like that might happen, but not this one, not a city-owned recreation center," Austin resident James Grant said.
The Gus Garcia Recreation Center is known to have programs for children and teens. Some seniors also stop in.
"I come here Monday through Friday and have lunch with a bunch of old people like me. We sit around and tell lies to each other," Grant said.
Grant said it is generally safe, but he also doesn’t know what it is like after dark.
Austin Police investigate fatal shooting near Gus Garcia Recreation Center
One man is dead and another injured following a Sunday morning shooting near the Gus Garcia Recreation Center on East Rundberg Lane.
On Sunday, Feb. 15, a little after midnight, Austin police found a man in his 30s fighting for his life and eventually died near the Gus Garcia Recreation Center. Another person was also found injured and taken to a hospital.
"I have read about murder and mayhem, killing, gunshots. It appears most of them in the 78753 zip code in general, a lot of them," Grant said.
In that zip code, just this year, APD reported three homicides, three robberies, and 29 aggravated assaults.
Grant said it is happening too much.
"I think we need to have more uniforms on the street, more police, and we need to have a public that's willing to raise a little hell about it, say that this has to stop. This has to stop," Grant said.
South Austin homicide
The backstory:
Down south, on Saturday, Feb. 14, around 11:30 a.m., a welfare check call came in to APD for a family member living at Cannon Ridge Homes along Windrift Way.
"Upon entry, officers located two deceased subjects, male and female, both in their forties," APD PIO Jeremy Fisher said.
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Austin PD investigates 8th homicide of the year
The Austin Police Department is investigating its 8th homicide of the year after two people were found dead in south Austin Saturday morning.
Fil Luna said he was setting up a garage sale that morning when police showed up.
"It’s always a little unsettling to know something like that happened so close," Luna said.
What's next:
Austin police have not yet identified the victims or any suspects in these homicides.
The Source: Information from interviews conducted by FOX 7 Austin's Meredith Aldis