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Case: 23-0190902
Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023
Time: 3:55 p.m.
Location: 2200 block of Colgate Lane
Deceased: Muriel Easley, Black female, 05-13-50
Arrested: Willie Easley, Black male, 77-years-old
On Thursday, January 19, 2023, at approximately 3:55 p.m., The Austin Fire Department (AFD) responded to an emergency call of a deceased female inside a home in the 2200 block of Colgate Lane.
AFD personnel arrived at the scene and found the victim, Muriel Easley, with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. Muriel's husband, identified as Willie Easley, was also at home. Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to the call shortly after. Muriel died at the scene.
Homicide detectives and Crime Scene Specialists responded to process the scene. Details in the investigation determined that Willie Easley had shot his wife.
Willie Easley was arrested for murder and booked into the Travis County Jail.
Anyone with any information about this case should contact APD's Homicide 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.
This case is being investigated as Austin's 5th homicide of 2023.