Austin man charged with one death
A young man died of stab wounds Tuesday after he attempted to intervene when his mother was being assaulted. 11:12 am, Dec. 16, 2020 ×
Jaime Vaca
Editor s note: This story has been updated to correct a reporting error about the number of victims.
AUSTIN One person is dead following a stabbing in Austin on Tuesday morning, and the 27-year-old man alleged to have caused the death was ordered held on $500,000 conditional bail.
Jaime Arquimides Vaca is charged with second-degree murder-not premeditated, second-degree murder-while committing a felony-without intent, attempted second-degree murder-not premeditated-with intent and first-degree assault-great bodily harm.
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.