AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department is investigating after a shooting in northeast Austin on Saturday night that left a victim in a critical condition. He was pronounced dead a day later.
Police said the incident happened near the 6600 block of Bradley Drive around 5 p.m.
After receiving a shots-fired call, police arrived and found the victim, identified as Thang Tin Uk, 20, in the driver's seat of a crashed, 2013 Audi. He was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas with gunshot wounds, where he was pronounced dead a day later around 4 p.m.
Homicide detectives and crime scene personnel arrived and began processing the scene. They said witnesses reported hearing multiple shots before seeing a man flee from the Audi.
At this time, police said it appears the motive in this shooting is drug-related. This is Austin's 18th homicide of 2021.
Anyone with more information is asked to call police at 512-974-TIPS.
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