Incident

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4-03-2021 Indiana South Bend 1-1

Location

April 03, 2021

Webster St and W Donald St
South Bend, Indiana

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 72
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed, Unharmed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: David A Austin
Age: 38
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
Defensive Use - Stand Your Ground/Castle Doctrine established

Notes

suspect pronounced on-scene; shot after punching victim in head;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wndu.com/2021/04/04/breaking-sbpd-investigating-two-saturday-shootings/

URL: https://www.wndu.com/2021/04/05/man-killed-in-saturday-shooting-identified/

URL: https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/2021/07/09/april-3-shooting-death-ruled-justifiable-and-charges-not-filed/7920360002/

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 10
State House District: 7