Austin J. Crystal, 31, was shot and killed the night of Saturday, February 13, 2021, on a rural property in the 2000 block of East 1100 Road just north of Lawrence, Kansas. Deputies responding to reports of gunfire around 6:25 p.m. found three men with life-threatening injuries; 51-year-old Ramon V. Muhammad was also found dead at the scene, and 58-year-old Ronald W. Crystal was hospitalized and later reported in stable condition. Austin Crystal died overnight at a hospital despite medical care.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has treated the incident as a homicide and said the shooting occurred outside, while assuring the public they did not believe there was an ongoing, immediate threat. Forensic testing was being awaited and, as of the public memorial for Austin on February 24, 2021, no suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests announced. If anyone has information about the shooting or the events that led to it, please share what you know.