A man was seen breaking into cars in the Austin City Lofts parking garage by private security, who was assisted by an APD cop on patrol in the area. As the officer attempted to restrain the suspect, the private security guard sees a gun, yells "Gun!" and the suspect fires a round at the officer, who returned fire and killed Martin.
Victim's Name: Darrin Martin
Agency Responsible: Austin Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Race: White
Date of Death: April 3, 2016
County: Travis
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Unknown
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Foot
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1431
Geography: Suburban