AUSTIN, Texas — Police said a deadly shooting in northeast Austin on Saturday night was in self-defense, and no one was arrested over the incident.
Around 9:10 p.m., Austin Police Department officers were called to the 13900 block of Macquarie Drive after reports of a shooting.
When officers arrived, they found 37-year-old Wilton Acker with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital, where he died on Sunday.
Police said there was a confrontation inside a residence between Acker and a second person. A third person reportedly intervened and shot Acker.
APD detectives interviewed several people involved in the incident, including the shooter. They determined the shooting was in self-defense, and no one was arrested.
Anyone with any information on the case is asked to contact the APD Homicide Unit at 512-974-TIPS or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 512-472-8477.
This is Austin’s seventh homicide of 2023.
