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Deadly downtown stabbing victim identified: police

By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
Published  December 28, 2023 6:29pm CST
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Victim identified in deadly downtown stabbing

We're learning more about a fatal stabbing in downtown Austin that left one man dead.

AUSTIN, Texas - Police have identified the victim of a deadly stabbing in downtown Austin earlier this month.

APD says Hilario Adrian killed Jeffery Lewis on the morning of Dec. 10 near the intersection of Congress Avenue and Sixth Street.

According to arrest paperwork, Adrian admitted to killing Lewis over a disagreement about a payment for meth.

1 stabbed on Congress Avenue

The Austin Police Department is investigating after a person was stabbed on Congress Avenue near Sixth Street early Sunday morning.

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At the time, Adrian was out on bond after being arrested in April for aggravated assault.

He is now charged with first degree murder.