City of Austin
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Contact: APD Public Information Office 512-974-5017 Email
Cases: 23-0150189
Date: Sunday, January 15, 2023
Time: 2:17 a.m.
Location: 300 Ferguson Drive
APD’s Robbery Unit is requesting the community’s help identifying two men suspected in an Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon that happened on Sunday, January 15, 2023, inside an apartment complex in the 300 block of Ferguson Drive.
The suspects, whose descriptions and photos are included below, pulled out guns during a carjacking. After pulling the victim from his vehicle at gunpoint, the suspects hit the victim in the head with their weapons. The suspects left the scene with the victim’s stolen vehicle, which was found abandoned at an Exxon gas station located at 9704 Giles Lane.
Suspects #1 is described as:
- Hispanic male
- Early 20’s years of age
- Thin to medium build
- Bowl cut
- Short beard
- Tattoos on both arms and chest
- He was last seen wearing a ball cap, surgical mask, dark hoodie, and dark pants
Suspect #2 is described as:
- Hispanic male
- Early 20’s years of age
- Thin to medium build
- Bowl cut
- He was last seen wearing a ball cap, surgical mask, dark hoodie, and dark pants
Anyone with any information about this case should contact APD's Robbery unit at 512-974-5092. 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.