Kenan Greene Arrested for Deadly North Austin Drive-By Shooting
AUSTIN, Texas – Police have arrested 25-year-old Kenan Greene in connection with a deadly drive-by shooting that occurred on July 19 in North Austin, marking the city’s 34th homicide of 2025.
According to the Austin Police Department, officers responded around 2:07 a.m. to a shooting at 804 East Braker Lane. A woman had called 911, pleading for help and reporting she had been shot and someone else was dead.
Responding officers found the woman and a man inside a car, both suffering from gunshot wounds. The man, identified as Comarri Thompson, was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman, later identified as Thompson’s girlfriend, was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators determined that the couple were parked at the intersection of Braker Lane and Dessau Road when another vehicle pulled up beside them and opened fire before fleeing the scene.
Following the investigation, a murder warrant was issued for Greene. He was apprehended by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force at an apartment complex in East Austin and booked into Travis County Jail.
The investigation remains ongoing.
