27-year-old Austin resident arrested in connection to the incident. 6:32 pm, Dec. 15, 2020 ×
Austin Police and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigate a stabbing incident on the 800 block of Third Avenue northwest on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, in Austin. (Traci Westcott / twestcott@postbulletin.com)
AUSTIN, Minn. One person has died following what law enforcement has described as a serious assault in Austin, Minn., on Tuesday morning, Dec. 15.
Austin police and the Mower County Sheriff s Office were called around 8:50 a.m. for a report of an assault in progress.
Two people were treated on the scene and transported to Mayo Clinic Health Systems Austin. Police Chief David McKichan said in a news release Tuesday evening that one of the injured people died as a result of the assault.
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(ABC 6 News) - UPDATE 2:10 pm - The Austin Police Department said while investigating the robbery in Lyle a third suspect was identified and arrested.
19-year-old Patrick Harris Alston of Austin was arrested in connection with the robbery at the Dollar General store in Austin.
Alston is currently being held at the Mower County Jail awaiting formal charges.
Courtesy Mower County Jail
Austin Police have arrested three men in connection to several robberies in the past nine days.
The string of robberies began on December 6 at Apollo III in Austin, then on December 8 at Dollar General; both involved the store employees threatened at knifepoint.