AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department (APD) is investigating a homicide that happened early Saturday morning.
Police said the incident happened on Colony Creek Drive in North Austin, off U.S. 183 and Northgate Boulevard near West Rundberg Lane.
Just before 3:30 a.m., police were near Northgate Boulevard when they heard a disturbance. Responding officers found a man in his 30s on the ground with an apparent gunshot wound.
Austin-Travis County EMS medics arrived, but the man, identified as 38-year-old Nicholas Taylor, died on the scene at 3:37 a.m.
In an update on Tuesday, May 7, APD said investigators determined Taylor was pulled from his vehicle and shot, then the suspect fled the area. Police said they do not have a suspect in custody.
It’s believed this was an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public.
If you know anything, you’re asked to call APD at 512-477-3588 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 512-472-8477. A reward of up to $1,000 may be available for any information that leads to an arrest.
This is being investigated as Austin’s 19th homicide of 2024.