City of Austin
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Case: 22-2481423
Date: Monday, September 5, 2022
Time: 10:15 p.m.
Location: E. 2nd St. /San Jacinto Blvd.
On September 5, 2022, at approximately 10:15 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a shooting at the intersection of E. 2nd St. and San Jacinto Blvd. When officers arrived, they located a victim who had been shot several times in the stomach.
Witnesses on the scene said the victim and friends attempted to rent scooters when the suspects in a gold-colored vehicle drove by and began to yell insults. The victim and one of the suspects started to have a verbal altercation that turned violent, and that's when the shooting occurred.
The suspects left the scene traveling west on E. 2nd St. and then north on Brazos St.
The suspects are described as:
Two Hispanic men, one driver, one passenger/shooter. The passenger is possibly in his early 20’s. He is described with a high fade haircut with short bangs framing the face. The haircut is commonly known as the “Edgar” or “Cuh.”
Vehicle: Suspects were driving a small gold sedan with a black stripe on the side, black rims, and tinted windows. The vehicle is possibly a Nissan Sentra, Toyota Corolla or something similar.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the APD Aggravated Assault Unit at (512) 974-4463, Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS, or use the new Crime Stoppers App.