Authorities made a breakthrough in a homicide case that had unsettled the community near 2101 Wickersham Lane. The Austin Police Department, as per an update posted on their official website, announced the arrest of Vondell Louis Crawford on Thursday, June 26. The arrest is connected to the fatal incident that took the life of Keaton Delcore, who was found with fatal trauma to his neck earlier that month. Charged with 1st Degree Murder, Crawford is now held at Travis County Jail.
The incident unfolded in the early hours of June 22, when authorities were called to the scene at the Apple Mart gas station. Initially published reports by the Austin Police Department explain that upon arrival, officers discovered Delcore on the ground bleeding, marking the onset of a homicide investigation that subsequently became Austin’s 30th of the year. Transported and later pronounced deceased at the hospital, Delcore’s demise was a chilling addition to the city’s growing number of mortal engagements.
Detectives and Crime Scene Specialists were quick to respond, working to process the scene and piece together the events that led up to the shooting. Their investigation indicated that Delcore had an interaction with an unidentified male in the parking lot, leading to the tragedy. The suspect, later identified as Crawford, purportedly shot Delcore before exiting the vicinity. The latter details of the incident were gathered from witness interviews and the preliminary on-site investigation carried out by authorities…