Case:  23-0770452                
 
Date:  Saturday, March 18, 2023     
 
Time:  7:03 a.m.
 
Location: 300 block of Deen Avenue
 
Deceased: Barry Dockery, Black male, 04/01/1992

Arrested: Brittney Curry, Black female, 32-years-old

UPDATE: On March 23, 2023, the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force members and United States Marshals Service located and arrested Brittney Curry for the murder of Barry Dockery. Curry is currently being charged with first degree murder.

Anyone with any information should 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 by calling 512-472-8477.

ORIGINAL RELEASE

Case:  23-0770452                
 
Date:  Saturday, March 18, 2023     
 
Time:  7:03 a.m.
 
Location:  300 block of Deen Avenue
 
Deceased:  Barry Dockery, Black male, 04/01/1992
 

On Saturday, March 18, 2023, at approximately 7:03 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) Officers responded to a shooting in the 300 block of Deen Avenue. Someone called 911 and reported a person was shot and lying outside a home. Officers at the scene found the victim, Barry Dockery, lying in the backyard with a gunshot wound. Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (ATCEMS) arrived and provided medical attention, but the victim died shortly later.

Homicide Detectives and Crime Scene Specialists responded to process the scene. During the investigation, detectives discovered that Dockery had been in the front yard when he was shot multiple times but walked to the backyard before collapsing.

Anyone with any information should 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 by calling 512-472-8477. A reward up to $1,000 may be available for any information that leads to an arrest.
 
This case is being investigated as Austin's 17th homicide of 2023.