Michael Richardson, 38, was killed in a shooting on July 9, 2022, at a homeless encampment behind the InTown Suites at 9909 North Lamar Boulevard near Masterson Pass in Austin. Officers responded about 7:20 a.m. and found Richardson with multiple gunshot wounds; EMS performed CPR but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Travis County Medical Examiner attributed the death to gunshot wounds, and the case was recorded as Austin’s 38th homicide of 2022.

Investigators say the shooting began as an argument between two men that escalated into the fatal confrontation. On July 28, 2022, 21-year-old Cesar Lopez was arrested and charged with first-degree murder; authorities arrested him less than a mile from the shooting site. The Austin Police Homicide Division continues to investigate, and Richardson’s family and friends remembered him as a talented musician and a loving father to his daughter, Lonnie Arlene Richardson.

If anyone has information about the shooting, please contact the Austin Police Homicide Division.