UPDATE: APD Arrests Suspect in Homicide Investigation at 2101 Wickersham Lane (Apple Mart)

UPDATE:

Case:  25-1730045
 
Date:  Sunday, June 22, 2025
 
Time:  12:29 a.m.
 
Location:  2101 Wickersham Lane
 
Victim (Deceased):  Keaton Delcore, White male, 2-9-1996

Suspect (Arrested): Vondell Louis Crawford, Black male, 28 years of age

On Thursday June 26, 2025, members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested Vondell Louis Crawford in connection with the homicide of Keaton Delcore. Crawford has been charged with 1st Degree Murder and is currently in custody at the Travis County Jail. 

ORIGINAL RELEASE:

Case:  25-1730045
 
Date:  Sunday, June 22, 2025
 
Time:  12:29 a.m.
 
Location:  2101 Wickersham Lane
 
Deceased victim:  Keaton Delcore, White male, 2-9-1996

On Sunday, June 22, 2025, at approximately 12:29 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers and Austin-Travis County EMS responded to a call that reported a subject bleeding on the ground at the Apple Mart gas station, located at 2101 Wickersham Lane. Officers arrived at the scene and found an unidentified male on the ground with trauma to his neck. The male, later identified as Keaton Delcore, was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 1 a.m. 
 
Homicide Detectives and Crime Scene Specialists responded to process the scene and interview witnesses. The initial investigation showed that Mr. Delcore approached an unidentified male and had an interaction with him in the Apple Mart parking lot. The unidentified male then shot Mr. Delcore and left the area.

Anyone with information is asked to 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. 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 30th homicide of 2025.