Rony Adaly Hernandez, 30, was found shot and pronounced dead on January 18, 2022, at an apartment complex on East Riverside Drive in Austin, Texas. An autopsy confirmed he died from gunshot wounds and classified the death as a homicide.

Investigators linked the fatal shooting to an earlier, non-fatal November 2021 shooting in which Hernandez was also a victim. Witnesses said they saw 22-year-old Evaristo John Paul Aguirre leaving the apartment shortly after shots were heard, and ballistic analysis matched casings from both incidents to the same firearm. Aguirre was arrested the day after the January 18 shooting on an outstanding family violence/strangulation warrant and was later charged with first-degree murder along with additional family violence and strangulation counts.

Anyone who knew Rony, witnessed the shootings, or has information that could help the investigation is asked to contact the Austin Police Department’s Homicide tip line.