Jesse Hernandez, 24, was killed on March 7, 2022, in the 4400 block of East Riverside Drive in Austin. Emergency responders found Hernandez with severe trauma and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the manner of death a homicide.

Witnesses reported a male suspect fleeing after the shooting, wearing an orange baseball cap, a large tan jacket with a hoodie, and black pants, and leaving in a dark SUV. The Austin Police Department opened an investigation and asked anyone with information to come forward.

On March 8, 2022, the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested 25-year-old Zacariah Mechi Lopez in connection with the killing; he was charged with first-degree murder and booked into the Travis County Jail on $250,000 bond. Detectives continued to seek additional information and evidence in the case.

Does anyone who was in the East Riverside Drive area on March 7 recall seeing a person matching that description or a dark SUV that night?