Case:  23-3440311
 
Date:  Sunday, December 10, 2023
 
Time:  4:17 a.m. 
 
Location:  600 block of Congress Ave.
 
Deceased:  Jeffery Lewis, White male, 12/5/1982

Suspect (arrested):  Hilario Adrian, White male, 7/18/1967
                             

On Sunday, December 10, 2023, at approximately 4:17 a., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a stabbing call in the 600 block of Congress Avenue. When officers arrived at the scene they located the victim, who was later identified as Jeffery Lewis, lying on the sidewalk with multiple stab wounds. Lewis was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
 
Detectives with the Homicide Unit and Crime Scene Specialists responded to process the scene. A witness identified the suspect as Hilario Adrian, who was subsequently detained. It was revealed during the investigation that Lewis and Adrian were involved in a disturbance that escalated, leading to Adrian stabbing the victim. Adrian later confessed to the detectives that he had stabbed Lewis.

During the course of the investigation, it was discovered that Adrian has a lengthy criminal involvement with the Austin Police Department. At the time of the murder, Adrian was out of jail on bond for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, stemming from an April 2023 arrest. Adrian was released on bond in August 2023.
 
Adrian was arrested and charged with 1^st degree felony murder.  

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 71st homicide of 2023.