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Case: 23-1211057
Date: Monday, May 1, 2023
Time: 5:38 p.m.
Location: 10015 Lake Creek Parkway
Deceased: Joyce Pingul Clarke, Asian female, 5/14/1967
Suspect (Deceased): Gary Clarke, White male, 01/01/1967
On Monday, May 1, 2023, at approximately 5:38 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers and Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (ATCEMS) responded to a shooting at 10015 Lake Creek Parkway. The caller reported a couple arguing in a nearby apartment before several gunshots were heard. Officers entered the apartment and located Joyce Pingul Clarke inside the residence with gunshot wounds. Officers also found Gary Clarke in a back bedroom with a gunshot wound. Both died on the scene.
Investigators determined that Gary Clarke shot and killed his wife, Joyce Pingul Clarke, and then shot and killed himself.
Anyone with any information should contact the Austin Police Department at 512-974-TIPS. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling 512-472-8477.
This case is being investigated as Austin's 27th homicide of 2023.