City of Austin
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASERelease Date:
Contact: Public Information Office 512-974-5017 Email
Case: 20-2071411
Date: Saturday, July 25, 2020
Time: 9:51 p.m.
Location: 300 block of Congress Ave.
Deceased: Garrett Foster
The Austin Police Department's (APD) Homicide Unit is asking for witnesses to assist with providing information in regards to the shooting that occurred on July 25, 2020. Currently, detectives are seeking to speak with the drivers and passengers of the vehicles pictured below, and an individual who was wearing a green hat (also pictured below).
At the time of the shooting, the two vehicles were stopped in the northbound lanes at the intersection of Congress Avenue and 4th Street. The individual in the green hat was standing in the southbound lanes of the 300 block of Congress Ave., and in the immediate proximity of the shooting.
These individuals are asked to make contact with APD's Homicide Unit to provide statements as to what they observed.
You may contact APD Homicide at 512-974-TIPS; the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS), use the new Crime Stoppers App, or email APD Homicide at homicide.apd@austintexas.gov. You can also make contact by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, free on iPhone and Android.
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