Austin Boutain
Austin Boutain
Austin Boutain (born October 16, 1993) is a resident in the state of Utah.
Personal Life
Mugshot of Austin Boutain when he was a younger man.
He is married to Kathleen Boutain. Boutain maintained a YouTube channel, where he would play the guitar and songs of The Foo Fighters.
Prior to living in the state of Utah, he has also lived in Hamilton County, Ohio.
Criminal History
On may 22nd, 2015, Boutain was booked in Hamilton County, Ohio for Obstructing official business and disorderly conduct MMM4.
University of Utah Shooting
On October 30, 2017, just before 11:00 p.m. local time, Boutain left one person dead in a shooting that took place at the University of Utah near Red Butte Canyon and the medical complex on the east side of campus.
The shooting was part of an attempted carjacking that followed a call of domestic violence.
University police received a call from Kathleen Boutain claiming that she had been the victim of domestic violence.
The two were camping in Red Butte Canyon, east of Red Butte Garden and the university's campus.
Austin then attempted to carjack an individual at random, where he shot and killed that individual and fled the scene.
A couple of hundred officers along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation were involved in the shooting's aftermath and in the search for Boutain.
He was arrested Tuesday afternoon by Salt Lake City police.