City of Austin
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Case: 23-1170731
Date: Thursday, April 27, 2023
Time: 12:12 p.m.
Location: 1200 block of Kenyon Drive
Deceased: Shannon Norton, White female, 11/7/1975
Suspect (Deceased): James Flom, White male, 03/13/1971
On Thursday, April 27, 2023, at approximately 12:12 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a check welfare call in the 1200 block of Keyon Drive. The caller had not heard from Shannon Norton and requested officers to check on her. The caller also stated that Norton lived with her boyfriend, James Flom. Officers entered the home and located Norton and Flom, each with a gunshot wound.
Investigators determined that Flom shot and killed Norton 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 26th homicide of 2023.