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Case: 23-0381237
Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Time: 7:54 p.m.
Location: 1000 block of Sweet Melissa Drive
Deceased: Jade Guajardo, White female, 11/5/91
Suspect: Davonte Fox, Black male, 31-years-old
On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at approximately 1:14 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a disturbance in the 1000 block of Sweet Melissa Drive. The caller, Jade Guajardo, stated she was dropping off her ex-boyfriend Davonte Fox at a residence in the 1000 block of Sweet Melissa Drive. Guajardo told police as she tried to leave, Fox flattened her tire. Officers arrived and spoke with Guajardo, who received a ride and left the scene.
At 2:37pm, Austin Police Department (APD) officers spoke with Guajardo over the phone, who was at a different location and Fox’s location was unknown at this time.
At 7:54 p.m., APD officers responded back to the residence on Sweet Melissa Drive for another disturbance. The caller was not at the scene but stated Davonte Fox was involved in a disturbance inside the home. Officers arrived at the scene and determined that Guajardo had returned to Fox's residence and was being held hostage by him. APD's SWAT responded to the home. After lengthy negotiations, SWAT forced entry into the residence at 12:14 a.m. and found Guajardo and Fox in an upstairs room, both with gunshot wounds. Guajardo died at the scene. Fox was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Detectives believe that Fox shot and killed Guajardo and then attempted to take his own life.
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 11th homicide of 2023.