City of Austin
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Case: 21-0861217
Date: Saturday, March 27, 2021
Time: 4:55 p.m.
Location: 6600 block of Bradley Dr.
Deceased: Thang Tin Uk, Asian male, 3/3/2001
On Saturday, March 27, 2021 at approximately 4:55 p.m., Austin 911 received a call of shots fired in the area of the 6600 block of Bradley Dr. Upon arrival, officers discovered a male, later identified as Thang Tin Uk, in the driver’s seat of a crashed black, 2013 Audi. Mr. Uk was transported by Austin-Travis County EMS to Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced deceased on March 28, 2021 at 4 p.m.
Homicide detectives and crime scene personnel arrived to begin processing the scene. Witnesses reported hearing multiple shots before seeing a Hispanic male flee from the Audi.
The Travis County Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the official cause and manner of death.
The motive for this shooting appears to be drug related.
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. A $1,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the suspect.
You can also submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, free on iPhone and Android.
This is Austin’s 18th homicide of 2021.