Suspect Wanted For Homicide In The 6400 Block Of Hickman Ave. In City Of Austin

Austin TX

27 October, 2021

7:29 PM

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Press release from the City of Austin: October 26, 2021 Case: 21-2961107 Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021 Time: 4:07 p.m. Location: 6407 Hickman Ave. Deceased: Jose Aguirre-Martinez, Hispanic male, born December 7, 1971 Wanted: Jose Luis Gorostieta-Martinez, Hispanic male, 44-years-old. Pictured below. The Austin Police Department (APD) has identified Jose Aguirre as the deceased in the October 23rd homicide. On Saturday, October 23, 2021, at approximately 4:07 p.m., 9-1-1 received a call that a person had been shot in the 6400 block of Hickman Ave. Officers responded and located a man in a driveway with apparent gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced deceased on-scene at 4:23 p.m. by Dr. Abraham with the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office. Homicide investigators and crime scene technicians responded to process the scene. According to on-scene witnesses, a verbal argument broke out amongst friends and family, and Jose Luis Gorostieta-Martinez shot the victim and fled the scene. On October 24, 2021, the Travis County Medical Examiner's office conducted an autopsy and determined the cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death, homicide. Detectives are asking anyone with information or video of the incident to call APD Homicide at 512-974-TIPS, email [email protected], utilize the Crime Stoppers tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS), or the Crime Stoppers app. You may remain anonymous. Information leading to an arrest may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. You can also submit tips by downloading APD's mobile app, Austin PD, free on iPhone and Android. This is Austin's 72nd homicide of 2021. This press release was produced by the City of Austin. The views expressed here are the author's own.