City of Austin
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Case: 21-0730256
Date: Sunday, March 14, 2021
Time: 4:13 a.m.
Location: 617 E. 7th St. (Club Swing)
Deceased: Jorian Donte Hardeway, Black male, born 1-24-97
On Sunday, March 14, 2021, Austin 911 received a call of a shooting at Club Swing located at 617 E. 7th St. Austin Police and Austin-Travis County EMS arrived on the scene and located Jorian Donte Hardeway inside the club with apparent gunshot wounds. Mr. Hardeway was immediately transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 4:42 a.m.
Homicide detectives and crime scene personnel responded and began to process the scene. Homicide detectives interviewed several witnesses and are currently working on leads to identify a possible suspect. The motive for the shooting is unknown at this time.
The Travis County Medical Examiner will be conducting an autopsy to determine the official cause and manner of death.
A $1000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the suspect(s).
Detectives are asking anyone with information or video of the incident to call APD Homicide at 512-974-TIPS, email homicide.apd@austintexas.gov, utilize the Crime Stoppers tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS), or the Crime Stoppers app. You may remain anonymous.
You can also submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, free on iPhone and Android.
This is Austin’s 13th homicide of 2021.