Case:  23-3371353
 
Date:  Sunday, December 3, 2023
 
Time:  8:33 p.m.
 
Location:  10800 Research Blvd SVRD SB
 
Deceased:  Chad Barron, White male, 10/15/1975
 
On Sunday, December 3, 2023, at approximately 8:33 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a call that reported a stabbing at a 7-Eleven located at the 10800 block of Research Boulevard. Officers arrived at the scene and located the victim, Chad Barron, lying on the ground inside the business with an apparent knife wound. Barron was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
 
Detectives with the Homicide Unit and Crime Scene Specialists responded to process the scene. During the course of the investigation, it was determined that Barron had been stabbed at a nearby intersection by a suspect. Barron then walked into the 7-Eleven and fell to the ground. The suspect left the area on foot immediately after the stabbing.
 
Anyone with any information should contact APD's Homicide unit at 512-974-TIPS or email homicide.apd@austintexas.gov. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling 512-472-8477. A reward of up to $1,000 may be available for any information that leads to an arrest.
 
This case is being investigated as Austin's 66th homicide of 2023.