APD investigating 3 different homicides within one week
AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department is investigating three homicides within the past 10 days. They are still looking for two suspects connected to the killings.
The first homicide happened on July 3 in Northeast Austin at around 10:15 a.m. Police responded to the Urban Villas Apartments on Airport Boulevard near I-35.
"The complainant located two persons with multiple life-threatening injuries to their bodies," Austin Police PIO Austin Zarling said.
A male and a female were pronounced dead.
"It is scary. It makes me want to move," neighbor Thalia Castillo said.
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The second homicide happened on Wednesday, July 10, at around 3:30 p.m. Police said a man caught on camera shot and killed 34-yer-old Joshua Kozak at an apartment complex on Dryfield Drive.
"They had a helicopter that they were able to track him down to a smaller area and there was a perimeter set up, but they are still looking for him," Austin Police PIO Wesley Belcher said.
He has yet to be caught.
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The third killing happened on Friday, July 12, at around 4 a.m. inside a home near Rutherford Lane in North Austin.
"The complainant located a victim with apparent injuries to their body," Zarling said.
The man died from his injuries.
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No one has been arrested yet. Suspect information hasn’t been released
At this point in time last year, 35 homicides were reported in Austin, up two from this year.