Death by Cop- 2024

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Cody Jordan Shelton

Case # :1340

Gender : Male

Age : 26

Race : Black

Date : 03/14/2024

Location : 7th and Red River

City : Austin

County : Travis

State : Texas

Agency : Austin Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by police chase crash/hit and run during pursuit

Open records summary :

Pedestrian Cody Shelton was a restaurant chef who was walking on 7th and River at 1 a.m. when run over and killed by a car being chased by police for a narcotics warrant. The car fled. Shelton died at the scene. Cody Jordan Shelton died and a second pedestrian was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

 

Source links :

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/downtown-austin-hit-and-run-suspect-arrested-police-sxsw-apd