Victim, suspect identified in April 27 suspected murder/suicide investigation

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department released an update surrounding an April 27 homicide investigation.

APD said officers responded at approximately 12:12 p.m. to the 1200 block of Kenyon Drive in reference to a welfare check.

Police said the caller had not heard from 47-year-old Shannon Norton and requested officers to check on her. According to a release, the caller also stated that Norton lived with her boyfriend, 52-year-old James Flom.


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At the residence, APD said officers entered the home and found Norton and Flom each with a gunshot wound.

“Investigators determined that Flom shot and killed Norton and then shot and killed himself,” APD said.


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Austin Police said this case was being investigated as Austin’s 26th homicide of 2023.

 

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department released an update surrounding an April 27 homicide investigation.

APD said officers responded at approximately 12:12 p.m. to the 1200 block of Kenyon Drive in reference to a welfare check.

Police said the caller had not heard from 47-year-old Shannon Norton and requested officers to check on her. According to a release, the caller also stated that Norton lived with her boyfriend, 52-year-old James Flom.


PAST COVERAGE: APD says south Austin double homicide was ‘domestic violence incident’

At the residence, APD said officers entered the home and found Norton and Flom each with a gunshot wound.

“Investigators determined that Flom shot and killed Norton and then shot and killed himself,” APD said.


MAP: Where have Austin’s homicides occurred in 2023?

Austin Police said this case was being investigated as Austin’s 26th homicide of 2023.

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