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Tyler Hunkin

Case from Austin, TX dated Apr 22, 2016

Victim Details

Tyler Hunkin

Male

White / Caucasian

Austin

TX

2016-04-22

29

Tyler

Hunkin

07/22/2026

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Tyler Hunkin, a 29-year-old man from Austin, Texas, died on April 22, 2016. He was shot and killed by an Austin police officer, Matthew Paredes, after allegedly charging at the officer with two knives in his hands. The incident occurred in the parking lot of a Randall’s grocery store in South Austin. According to police reports, Hunkin had been threatening people with the knives at three separate locations before the shooting.

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  • the Guardian: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive
  • KXAN.com: Man shot, killed by Austin officer Friday night identified
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