City of Austin
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASERelease Date:
Contact: Public Information Office 512-974-5017 Email
Case: 21-1041315
Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Time: 7:24 p.m.
Location: 9414 N. Lamar Blvd.
Deceased: Kedarius Griffin, Black male, 18 years of age
On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at approximately 7:24 p.m. Austin 911 received a call about shots fired near the McDonald’s located at 9414 N. Lamar Blvd. Officers arrived on scene and observed a gray colored sedan that appeared to have crashed into other vehicles that were parked in the parking lot. Officers also observed a Black male subject laying on the ground, near the driver’s door of the gray sedan, with an apparent gunshot wound. Austin-Travis County EMS was called and arrived on scene. The victim was pronounced deceased at 7:36 p.m. by Dr. Escott. The victim has been identified as Kedarius Griffin.
Homicide investigators and crime scene technicians responded to the scene. The preliminary investigation shows that three Black male suspects were involved in a disturbance with Griffin and several shots were fired. The suspects then left the scene in a red sedan. Investigators are working to identify the three suspects.
There was a pregnant adult female passenger, three juvenile passengers, and a two-year-old toddler passenger in Griffin’s car at the time of the shooting. None of the passengers were injured.
This case is still under investigation and a clear motive has not been determined.
The Travis County Medical Examiner’s office conducted an autopsy and determined the official cause of death to be a gunshot wound and manner, 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. A $1,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the suspect.
You can also submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, free on iPhone and Android.
This is Austin’s 23rd homicide of 2021.