AUSTIN, Texas — Officers with the Austin Police Department are working a suspicious death investigation near the 6000 block of Manor Road, close to the Villas at Mueller apartment complex.
Officers responded to a shots-fired call at approximately 7:50 p.m., and when they got to the scene, they found a man in his 50s on the ground. Medics tried to save the man, but he died.
On Feb. 4, the victim was identified as Raymond Carl Young, 56.
Witnesses told police they saw a male running from the area while firing a weapon at the same time. These reports have not yet been confirmed, police said.
Police said they do not have anyone in custody, but added there is no threat to the public. It is believed the motive may have been a drug-related robbery.
The death has been ruled a homicide caused by gunshot wound. This is Austin's sixth homicide of 2021.
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