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Published on March 28, 2024
Austin Police Investigate 14th Homicide of the Year After Wickersham Lane ShootingSource: Austin Police Department

A routine Saturday night turned deadly when the Austin Police Department responded to a shooting at a Wickersham Lane apartment, resulting in the city's 14th homicide this year.

According to reports, officers were called to the 2200 block of Wickersham Lane after a disturbance call at 9:39 p.m., on March 23, they found Christopher Rodriguez with a gunshot wound, desperate lifesaving efforts failed, and Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the scene, the suspect, Adam Brown, didn't flee but was instead detained by the police at the site.

Witnesses and crime scene specialists swarmed the area as detectives tried piecing together the events that spiraled into Brown reportedly shooting Rodriguez after an argument escalated. An arrest soon followed with Brown facing first-degree murder charges.

The Austin Police Department is actively soliciting tips in the wake of this incident, urging anyone with information to step forward via their tip line at 512-974-TIPS or through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers, community cooperation being pivotal as every detail potentially threads into solving not just this crime, but sustains the larger tapestry of safety and justice for Austin's residents.