Man in Northeast Austin killed in first homicide of 2021, says APD
By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
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AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a man in Northeast Austin. APD says this is the first homicide of 2021.
According to APD, officers responded to the 9200 block of E. U.S. 290 on Jan. 11 around 1:37 a.m. for a report of a man with a gunshot wound. ATCEMS attempted life-saving measures, but the man succumbed to his wounds and was pronounced dead shortly after 2 a.m.
APD has identified the victim as 31-year-old Matthew Bocard.
APD says that while at the scene, officers learned that the shooting had actually occurred in the 7000 block of Grand Canyon Drive, almost three miles away. Homicide detectives and crime scene personnel were called in to process evidence at both locations.