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Correction: The full name of the deceased is Jose Aguirre-Martinez, and his birthdate is December 7, 1971.
Case: 21-2961107
Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021
Time: 4:07 p.m.
Location: 6407 Hickman Ave.
Deceased: Jose Aguirre, Hispanic male, born December 7, 1991
Wanted: Jose Luis Gorostieta-Martinez, Hispanic male, 44-years-old
The Austin Police Department (APD) has identified Jose Aguirre as the deceased in the October 23rd homicide.
On Saturday, October 23, 2021, at approximately 4:07 p.m., 9-1-1 received a call that a person had been shot in the 6400 block of Hickman Ave. Officers responded and located a man in a driveway with apparent gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced deceased on-scene at 4:23 p.m. by Dr. Abraham with the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Homicide investigators and crime scene technicians responded to process the scene. According to on-scene witnesses, a verbal argument broke out amongst friends and family, and Jose Luis Gorostieta-Martinez shot the victim and fled the scene.
On October 24, 2021, the Travis County Medical Examiner’s office conducted an autopsy and determined the cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death, homicide.
Detectives are asking anyone with information or video of the incident to call APD Homicide at 512-974-TIPS, email homicide.apd@austintexas.gov, utilize the Crime Stoppers tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS), or the Crime Stoppers app. You may remain anonymous. Information leading to an arrest may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
You can also submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, free on iPhone and Android.
This is Austin's 72nd homicide of 2021. |
