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by: Christopher Adams
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by: Christopher Adams
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN is keeping track of the number of homicides in Austin.
As of June 26, 29 homicides have been reported thus far in 2024.
Last year, 73 homicides were reported, up from 71 in 2022, but down from a record-high 88 in 2021.
The charts below will be updated as we learn new information. Scroll down for a map of where each homicide occurred. If the charts or map do not appear, click here.
The chart below shows how the number of homicides reported in recent years changed through the year.
Below is a map showing where homicides occurred in 2024. The map is interactive, so clicking on or hovering over a dot will reveal information about that incident. You can also click on a month in the top left to show only homicides that occurred during that month.
The chart below shows the number of homicides reported each month in 2024.
January
- Jan. 1: APD arrests man accused of fatally shooting girlfriend in 1st homicide investigation of 2024
- Jan. 7: 2 killed, 1 injured in shooting at north Austin game room
- Jan. 8: 13-year-old arrested in deadly north Austin apartment complex shooting
- Jan. 12: Two suspects charged with capital murder after north Austin shooting
- Jan. 21: Police identify victim, affidavit reveals events leading up to fatal north Austin stabbing
February
- Feb. 1: Police arrest man accused of deadly shooting at south Austin motel
- Feb. 3: Records identify suspect in east Austin car show shooting
- Feb. 21: APD: Woman accused of stabbing man in northwest Austin arrested
- Feb. 24: Man tells APD shooting in ‘self-defense’ after tires slashed
- Feb. 26: Police identify man killed in southeast Austin homicide
March
- March 10: APD investigating death of 3-month-old as a homicide
- March 19: Murder warrant reveals more details in east Austin deadly shooting
- March 23: Affidavit: Man facing murder charge after weekend shooting near southeast Austin apartment
April
- April 17: 1 dead after shooting in east Austin late Wednesday
- April 22: APD: 1 dead, 1 seriously injured in northwest Austin shooting
- April 27: Man charged with murder in shooting near Rainey Street, police say
- April 28: Three arrested in connection with north Austin homicide
May
- May 4: Man dead in north Austin homicide; no suspect in custody
- May 5: Man shot by unknown suspect in south Austin, police say
- May 9: Police: One person dead after shooting at north Austin apartment Thursday night
- May 17: APD identifies man shot and killed at northeast Austin apartment complex
- May 22: APD investigating homicide overnight in north Austin
- May 29: APD identifies man killed in south Austin apartment shooting
June
- June 8: APD investigating homicide off Dessau Road in north Austin
- June 19: APD investigating murder-suicide in north Austin
- June 21: Police identify woman found dead in southeast Austin abandoned home
- June 26: APD investigates shooting in southeast Austin, two dead
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