# Safety: Austin

Updated Fri Nov 6, 5:11 PM Central. Most important first.

- [Mayor says APD will change policies on working with ICE](/austin/stories/f8b93b0717.md) [developing]: Mayor Kirk Watson said Police Chief Lisa Davis will change the department's general orders on cooperating with ICE. (KXAN (NBC), 2026-11-06 15:58 CST)
- [Man fatally shot behind central Austin gas station](/austin/stories/34d934eeca.md): Police said a man was fatally shot behind a gas station in central Austin Thursday morning, and the man suspected of shooting him called 911. (CBS Austin (KEYE), 2026-11-05 13:29 CST)
- [Austin man sentenced to more than 24 years for exploiting boys](/austin/stories/b6670cdc57.md): A 21-year-old Austin man was sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison for posing as a teenage girl online to exploit and extort teen boys. (KXAN (NBC), 2026-11-06 16:33 CST)
- [Man arrested in East Austin commercial burglaries](/austin/stories/abc7e8cdfa.md): Austin police said a man linked to multiple East Austin commercial burglaries, including a break-in at The Cenote Café, has been arrested and charged. (KXAN (NBC), 2026-11-06 16:13 CST)
- [Austin police seek tips in Sixth Street shooting](/austin/stories/7b0a7f17c9.md): Police are asking the public to help identify a gunman who shot two people inside a downtown bar early Sunday morning. (CBS Austin (KEYE), 2026-11-05 12:16 CST)
- ['Not my parents,' police interview played during Austin insanity defense trial](/austin/stories/8f51981b20.md): As prosecutors try to prove Shane James is guilty of murdering six people on Dec. 5, 2023, defense attorneys argue James, a diagnosed schizophrenic, was legally insane at the time. (KXAN (NBC), 2026-11-05 10:28 CST)
- [Driver arrested on DWI charge after pedestrian dies in South Austin crash](/austin/stories/4b6deb5cfb.md): A woman was arrested in connection with a fatal auto-pedestrian crash in south Austin on Sunday, Nov. 1, police said. (CBS Austin (KEYE), 2026-11-04 17:19 CST)
- [Vehicle-pedestrian crash kills man in north Austin](/austin/stories/2f0a9bfc8a.md): Austin Police are investigating a deadly crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian that happened Tuesday in the 700 block of West Longspur Boulevard. (KXAN (NBC), 2026-11-04 18:12 CST)
- [Austin police identify pedestrian who died after being struck on I-35](/austin/stories/8c17225ebe.md): Police have identified a woman who died after being struck by a vehicleon I-35 in Austinearly Sunday morning.Gabbrielle Pousset, 25, was hit in the southbound (CBS Austin (KEYE), 2026-11-04 16:04 CST)
- [Police seek second suspect in armed robbery of juvenile near Secret Beach](/austin/stories/0f2863b556.md): Austin police are asking for help identifying a suspect accused of assaulting a man and stealing his belongings in a robbery on North Lamar Boulevard. (CBS Austin (KEYE), 2026-11-04 16:23 CST)
- [MAP: Where have Austin's fatal crashes occurred in 2026?](/austin/stories/bd8363c77a.md): KXAN is keeping track of the number of traffic fatalities in the City of Austin in 2026. An interactive map shows where those crashes have occurred. (KXAN (NBC), 2026-11-04 15:54 CST)