Austin K. Moore, a 23-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on the evening of October 10, 2019, in Jackson, Mississippi. A graduate of Provine High School and Hinds Community College, he was working as a mental health technician at the time of his death. Friends and family described him as a caring and loving individual.
On that Thursday evening, Moore was in the Grove Park area of Jackson when he was shot twice. In an attempt to flee the scene, he crashed his vehicle into another car.
Emergency services responded, but Moore succumbed to his injuries at the location of the crash. His death added to the growing number of homicides in Jackson that year, sparking renewed calls from the community for an end to gun violence.
In the wake of the shooting, Austin K. Moore's family held a vigil at the site where he lost his life. They pleaded with the public for anyone with information to come forward to assist the police in their investigation. Community leaders joined the family in their calls for justice and for measures to be taken to curb the violence plaguing the city.
As of the latest available reports, the Jackson Police Department's investigation into the murder of Austin K. Moore remains ongoing. No arrests have been made in the case, and no suspects have been publicly identified. His family continues to hope that justice will be served as they mourn their loss.
