Homicide At 601 W. St. Johns Avenue In City Of Austin

Press release from the City of Austin:

November 5, 2021

Case: 21-3080303
Date: Thursday, November 4, 2021
Time: 7:27 a.m.
Location: 601 W. St. Johns Ave.
Deceased: Mohammed Nasser, Middle Eastern male, born January 13, 1989

The Austin Police Department (APD) has identified Mohammed Nasser as the deceased in the November 4 homicide on St. Johns Avenue.

At approximately 7:27 a.m., Austin 9-1-1 received a call of a man shot in the stairwell at an apartment complex located at 601 W. St. Johns Ave. When APD and Austin-Travis County EMS arrived on scene, they found Mohammed Nasser with obvious trauma to his body. Despite live-saving measures, Mr. Nasser succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at approximately 7:36 a.m. by Dr. Escott from the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Homicide investigators and crime scene technicians were called to process the scene and interview witnesses.

On November 5, 2021, the Travis County Medical Examiner’s office conducted an autopsy and ruled the cause of death as a gunshot wound and the manner, 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 78th homicide of 2021.

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