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Eshmell Mendez

Case from Austin, TX dated Apr 29, 2021

Victim Details

Eshmell Mendez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Austin

TX

2021-04-29

19

Eshmell

Mendez

07/13/2026

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Eshmell Arath Mendez, a 19-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost his life on April 29, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Mendez was visiting friends at the Goodnight Commons Apartments in southeast Austin when the incident occurred. Around 6:50 p.m., Jeremiah Crayton, an 18-year-old male, knocked on the apartment door. When one of the residents opened the door, Crayton allegedly pulled out a pistol from his jacket pocket and shot Mendez. Mendez was found with gunshot wounds on the floor of ...
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  • KXAN Austin: 18-year-old arrested in connection with murder at southeast Austin apartment
  • KXAN Austin: 19-year-old dead after shooting at southeast Austin apartment complex
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