AUSTIN, Texas — A man in his 40s is dead and a suspect was detained following a shooting in Austin’s Colony near Hornsby Bend.
According to the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, they received a 911 call from a person reporting hearing shots fired and screaming at a nearby home in the 15100 block of Retha Pass just before 3:30 a.m.
When officials arrived on scene, they found the victim with obvious serious injuries due to gunshot wounds. The shooter, identified as 47-year-old Michael Scott Crawford of Austin, remained on scene and was detained by deputies at 3:36 am.
Crawford was arrested and is currently charged with Murder.
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The two people involved in the incident are known to each other and this is thought to be an isolated incident. The sheriff’s office stated that there is no danger to the public.
The identity of the decedent will not be released until positive identification has been made by the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office and next of kin has been notified.
The booking photo is not currently available and no other information has been released.