Thursday killing is Austin's sixth homicide in 10 days. Here's what we know.
There have been six homicides in Austin within 10 days, with the most recent being a fatal shooting at an apartment complex in Southeast Austin on Thursday night. It was the city’s 21st homicide of the year.
Police Cpl. Jose Mendez said Austin police received a 911 call at 10:43 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Teri Road. The caller said they heard several gunshots within the complex.
With the help of security personnel, Mendez said police located a man, later identified as 22-year-old Darion Dupree, inside the apartment with a gunshot wound to the chest. He said medical treatment was given, but Dupree was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:09 p.m.
Police said Dupree had been arguing with another person when a male juvenile shot and killed him. The juvenile was located, arrested and charged with first-degree murder, police said.
The other recent homicides are:
Wednesday, East Austin
Shortly after 9 p.m., a woman called 911 saying she had been shot inside her apartment complex in the 5800 block of Techni Center Drive. When police and Austin-Travis County EMS arrived, they found a woman in her late 20s who appeared to have suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Shahre-Ka Mays was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:08 p.m. Police said they determined that Mays' boyfriend, Timothy Pace, shot her and left the area. Pace was arrested by members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force and U.S. Marshals Service on Thursday. He is charged with first-degree murder.
Tuesday, Southeast Austin
At 12:27 a.m., police and medics responded to a shooting in the 6300 block of Felix Avenue and found 20-year-old Jacob Anthony Soto lying in the middle of the street with an apparent gunshot wound. He died a short time later. Police said a second person had been shot and was interviewed at a hospital, where he was being treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Investigators say the victims and the shooter had arranged a meeting that escalated into a physical fight and led to the shooting. No charges have been filed.
Sunday, Southeast Austin
At 10:53 p.m., a man told 911 operators that his home in the 9000 block of Meridian Oaks Lane was on fire. Austin Fire Department crews entered the house and found John Ryan Kern, 36, who appeared to have been stabbed. He died a short time later. Police said investigators determined that a roommate, 31-year-old Zachary Salinas, had stabbed Kern in the home and then tried to burn down the house to destroy evidence. Salinas was booked into the Travis County Jail and charged with first-degree murder, first-degree arson and tampering with evidence.
Saturday, March 18, North Austin
Police responded to a shooting at 7:01 a.m. in the 300 block of Deen Avenue after a 911 caller reported a person was shot and lying outside a home. Investigators determined that Barry Dockery, 30, had been in the front yard when he was shot multiple times but walked to the backyard before collapsing. Police said Dockery died shortly thereafter. No arrests have been announced.
Tuesday, March 14, North Austin
At 3:14 p.m., police responded to a call regarding a stabbing at an apartment complex in the 11700 block of Metric Boulevard. Officers found 30-year-old Minerva Jimenez with stab wounds inside an apartment and she died minutes later. Police said they learned that Jimenez and Jorge Luis Alvarado Blanco, 38, were married and that Blanco had stabbed Jimenez. Blanco was arrested and charged with murder.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Man killed in Southeast Austin marks city's sixth homicide in 10 days
