AUSTIN, Texas – A road in Southeast Austin that’s not even a mile long has been plagued with crime this week.
Austin Police have reported a third homicide in just a week on Burton Drive. City officials have started crime prevention programs in the area, but statistics show it may not be helping.
In four months, five homicides have been reported on Burton Drive.
“Patrol officers are out there actively working calls. They’re out there responding to citizens’ needs the best they possibly can,” Homicide Det. Randy Deluna said during a press conference on Oct. 15.
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The first homicide on Burton Drive this year happened on July 18. Austin Police said Jose Ramon Lizarraga Boca Negra was found shot dead inside an apartment. No arrests have been made in this case.
Not even a week later, another person was found dead. Detectives said on July 23rd, a man and a woman decided to try …