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March 15, 2019

Case# 81-0138296

City of Austin

For Immediate Release

Release Date:

March 15, 2019

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On August 15, 1981, officers responded to the 1200 block of East 6th Street for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, the victim, Vicente Barientos Castro, was found deceased outside of a nightclub wiht a gunshot wound. The investigation revealed that the victim and suspect had just been involved in a physical fight ending with the suspect shooting the victim. It is believed that the suspect, Leonardo Callero, fled to Mexico to avoid prosecution. 

Suspect: Leonardo Callero, Hispanic male, 65 years of ago; 150lbs, Approximately 5'2" tall, black hair, brown eyes.

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