
City of Austin
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASERelease Date: Jun. 27, 2025
Contact: APD Public Information Office 512-974-5017 Email
Case: 25-1541493
Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Time: Unknown
Location: 1000 block West Ben White Boulevard (Homeless Encampment)
On June 3, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m. Austin Police Department (APD) Officers responded to an emergency service call located at Saint David’s South Austin Hospital. The hospital called 9-1-1 advising they had a victim of an assault that was brought into the hospital. The victim had significant life-threatening injuries. Witnesses informed investigators they located the victim in a homeless encampment in the 1000 block of West Ben White Boulevard. Witnesses escorted the victim to the hospital and are unsure of how, or when, the victim was assaulted.
Aggravated Assault detectives and crimes scene specialists responded to process the scene. During the course of the investigation, information was gathered by investigators that one or more suspects in the Aggravated Assault may frequent the area of the homeless encampment in the 1000 block of West Ben White Boulevard.
Anyone with any information should contact APD's Aggravated Assault unit 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.