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Lauren Gums

Case from Austin, TX dated Jul 07, 2021

Victim Details

Lauren Gums

Male

Southwest Asian (Indian / Pakistani)

Austin

TX

2021-07-07

49

Lauren

Gums

07/20/2026

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Lauren Gums, a 48-year-old woman from Austin, Texas, tragically lost her life on July 7, 2021. She was found unresponsive with an apparent gunshot wound in the parking lot of Swallow Court in North Austin. Medics pronounced her dead at the scene at 10:49 p.m. The Travis County Medical Examiner's Office later confirmed that the cause of death was gunshot wounds, ruling it a homicide.

Following the incident, the Austin Police Department launched an investigation. On July 15, 2021, a warrant ...
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  • KXAN Austin: 2 charged with murder in connection with north Austin homicide
  • APD News Release: Arrests Made in the July 7 Homicide on Swallow Court
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