Keaton Delcore, 29, a white male, was found bleeding on the ground just after midnight on June 22, 2025, outside the Apple Mart gas station at 2101 Wickersham Lane in Southeast Austin. Police and medics arrived around 12:29 a.m. to discover a gunshot wound to his neck; he was rushed to a hospital and pronounced dead at 1 a.m. Detectives noted from the outset that an interaction in the parking lot preceded the shooting, and the assailant fled before officers arrived.
The case was recorded as Austin's 30th homicide of the year.
In the days that followed, investigators asked the public for photos, video, and tips, sharing images of a person of interest and describing the brief encounter that turned deadly. Local outlets amplified the appeal as the investigation widened, confirming Delcore's identity and the nature of his injuries while recounting the early-morning timeline at the gas station.
By the end of the month, the search yielded a breakthrough. On Thursday, June 26, members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested 28-year-old Vondell Louis Crawford in connection with the killing. He was charged with first-degree murder and booked into the Travis County Jail. Authorities did not immediately disclose a motive or whether the men knew one another, only that their interaction in the parking lot preceded the gunfire.
