Zachary Labrie, 27, allegedly led police on a high-speed chase, broke into an apartment, carjacked two vehicles in Four Points, and pointed a gun at police while fleeing on foot on November 7 prior to his death.
The Austin Police Department continues to investigate the officer-involved shooting of Zachary Labrie that occurred on November 7 at 8:47 a.m. at 9501 N RM 620 in Four Points.
At approximately 3:11 a.m., a Bee Cave Police Department officer spotted an orange Ford Ranger truck traveling at a high rate of speed westbound in the 12500 block of Hwy. 71. The officer activated his emergency lights, and the vehicle stopped. When the officer exited his patrol car, the vehicle fled the scene at a high rate of speed and turned northbound onto RM 620. The vehicle continued driving at high speeds and began driving northbound in the southbound lanes through the City of Lakeway. As oncoming vehicles were having to move out of the subject vehicle’s way to avoid being hit, the BCPD officer terminated the pursuit out of an abundance of caution. The BCPD officer then alerted APD that the subject might possibly be in the area of RM 620 and RM 2222.
At 3:14 a.m., the Travis County Sheriff’s Office received a call from dispatch asking for assistance regarding a subject fleeing a traffic stop and heading northbound in southbound lanes of traffic on RM 620. At 3:20 a.m., the TCSO deputy lost sight of the vehicle and the pursuit was terminated.
At approximately 3:38 a.m. the subject, later identified as Zachary Labrie (born October 4, 1997) was seen on Ring doorbell camera footage pulling into an apartment complex parking lot at 9501 N RM 620 in an orange Ford Ranger truck. The subject exited the vehicle wearing a mask, carrying a shotgun, and approached an apartment front door. He proceeded to kick in the front door of the apartment. A few minutes later, he can be seen leaving the apartment and driving away.
At approximately 4:42 a.m., Austin 9-1-1 received a call from a female stating that a masked man with a gun approached her as she sat in her car at the Four Points Starbucks located at 7710 N RM 620. The man told her to leave everything in the car and get out. He then proceeded to flee the scene in her vehicle, a black Nissan Sentra.
At 6:27 a.m., Austin 9-1-1 received a call from a man stating that a man armed with a gun approached him in the parking lot of the Four Points HEB located at 7301 N RM 620 and forced him to hand over his car keys. The man handed the subject his keys and the subject left the scene in his vehicle, a black Nissan Rogue.
When APD Robbery Detectives arrived on scene, they located the first stolen vehicle, black Nissan Sentra, unoccupied in the HEB parking lot.
APD’s Violent Crimes Task Force learned that the subject might be in the area of 9501 N RM 620 and MAA Canyon Creek through investigative efforts and were staged at this location when they saw the subject matching the description from the two previous robberies. One of the officers identified himself as Austin Police and told the subject to get on the ground. The subject fled from the officer on foot.
The detective then attempted to make contact with the subject, but he continued fleeing on foot. The detective told the subject to stop, and as the subject was running, he turned towards the detective and pointed a handgun at him. Three officers and a detective fired their department-issued weapons, striking the subject. At 8:47 a.m. “shots taken” was announced over the radio. The officers and Austin-Travis County EMS attempted life-saving measures however, the subject was pronounced deceased at 9:03 a.m.
These are preliminary details provided by APD.
The department is conducting two concurrent investigations into this incident: a criminal investigation conducted by the APD Special Investigations Unit in conjunction with the Travis County District Attorney’s Office and an administrative investigation conducted by the APD Internal Affairs Unit, with oversight from the Office of Police Oversight.
The three officers and one detective who discharged their department-approved firearms have the following years of service with the department ranging from six to 11 years. Per APD protocol, the three officers and one detective have been placed on administrative leave.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call APD’s Special Investigation Unit at (512) 974-6840 or Capitol Area Crime Stoppers at (512) 472-8477.
Report edited by Lynette Haaland
SIDEBAR
Zachary Labrie, 27, had been arrested several times on felony charges since this summer and had bonded out prior to his death on November 7, according to reports.
Austin police arrested Labrie in July after he allegedly assaulted and strangled his ex-girlfriend and he was charged with assault by strangulation, a third-degree felony. He bonded out for $30,000 a few days after that with the condition that he would not have any firearms or contact with the victim and wear a GPS monitor, court documents say.
On October 11, police arrested Labrie on drug charges, according to court documents. Officers found a crack pipe, methamphetamine and fentanyl along with evidence Labrie was distributing the drugs. The officers were responding to a call about an unresponsive female at his trailer.
Police said they found several weapons during their search, including one with a makeshift silencer on it, along with hundreds of rounds of high-powered ammunition. Authorities said possessing those weapons and the ammunition was against the law for Labrie because he was a convicted felon, according to KVUE reports.
Police arrested him again for the manufacture and distribution of meth, a first-degree felony, and unlawful possession of a firearm, a third-degree felony, KVUE reports.
KVUE reported that Labrie got out of Travis County Jail for bonds of $20,000 and $5,000 for the two most recent felony charges on October 29, nine days before the deadly November 7 shooting.