Man stabbed with machete while walking dog in SE Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Joshua Walker took his canine Apollo for a stroll Sunday in the identical neighborhood he at all times does.

That evening, the stroll ended with a visit to the hospital.

“A gentleman grabbed me by my shirt and stated he was going to take my canine,” stated Walker. “Simply felt a prick in my again and on my head. A machete hit my arm severing my artery.”

He was on the nook of East Riverside and Nice Valley Street — proper throughout the road from the house he moved into simply six months in the past.

“I believed this is able to be a protected spot,” he stated about his house advanced, which we discovered goes for about $1,800 for a one-bedroom unit. “The place is sweet. I checked it out, pleasant individuals.”

The Austin Police Division confirmed it responded to the assault on Sunday. Austin-Travis County EMS stated it took the affected person on this incident to the hospital with severe however non-life-threatening accidents.

Walker additionally credit the workers at Frazier’s for saving his life, saying they ran out to assist as quickly because the stabbing occurred.

As police proceed to research, Walker stated he’s at a loss about what to do. He’s a welder, so he can’t work with an injured arm, and he’s dealing with a mounting stack of hospital payments.

“Hopefully they get this space cleaned up, and all people can stroll their canine in peace,” he stated.

Anybody with data can contact APD Murder at (512) 974-TIPS, the Crime Stoppers nameless tip line at (512) 472-TIPS, use the brand new Crime Stoppers app or e mail APD Murder at murder.apd@austintexas.gov. You possibly can stay nameless.

Associates of Walker have arrange a GoFundMe to assist him with medical bills stemming from the machete stabbing.

East Riverside Crime

KXAN’s reporting reveals crime is prevalent on this space.

In January, proper throughout from the place Walker was stabbed, a person was shot inside a automotive in a parking zone in the midst of the day.

Final month, lower than a mile away, a person shot one other man close to a creek within the median of East Riverside.

All of those places fall into the 2 sq. mile portion of southeast Austin the place the “Riverside Togetherness Grant” is targeted.

The initiative is two-fold, each specializing in community-police relations in addition to what police name “focused enforcement” to curb crime.

In keeping with a December affidavit, this system led to the arrest of three males who investigators stated stole a number of automobiles and have been illegally in possession of weapons.