Man shot, killed In Austin

A 32-year-old man was shot and killed in a flurry of gunshots early this morning on a West Side sidewalk.
The man, who has not yet been officially identified, was in the 5400 block of West Division Street in the North Austin neighborhood about 1:45 a.m. this morning when another male approached on foot and began shooting.
The victim suffered gunshot wounds to the neck, head and back and was pronounced dead after being transported to Mount Sinai Hospital.
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Cops seize $100,000 worth of marijuana on West Side

About $100,000 of marijuana was seized from a West Side residence early this morning.
Police said they executed a search warrant at the residence in the 700 block of North Laramie Avenue in the Austin neighborhood about 12:30 a.m. and arrested Claude Washington, 32, there.
Officers found large black garbage bags with approximately 35 pounds of vacuum-sealed packages of cannabis, police said, as well as several weapons.
Washington was charged with the felony manufacture and delivery of more than 5,000 grams of cannabis, illegal firearms possession by a felon and misdemeanor drug and weapons charges.
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