AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police said detectives investigated the third homicide of the night Sunday after a teen died at a gas station on Airport Boulevard.
Police said officers were called to the Valero near Gunter Street and Goodwin Avenue just after 9 p.m. for a report of gunshots.
Officers found the teen inside the gas station with “obvious trauma”, according to APD.
APD said officers and paramedics with Austin-Travis County EMS tried to save him but the teen died at the scene at 9:21 p.m.
Police said the shooting appeared to be a targeted incident and that police recovered several guns. According to police, several people were involved.
APD said they had no information on suspects or had anyone in custody.
Austin Police said the shooting is being investigated as the city’s 39th homicide of 2023.
Anyone with information is asked to call APD’s homicide tip line at 512-477-3588, or APD Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477 or by visiting austincrimestoppers.org.
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