George Michael Lopez, 30, of Austin, Texas, was shot and killed on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2021. He had been celebrating with his girlfriend and his mother in East Austin and volunteered to drive to a convenience store for drinks; that was the last time his family saw him alive. His car was later found crashed near Lambie and the northbound I-35 Frontage Road, and he was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds.

The Austin Police Department and the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound and the manner of death homicide. Detectives believe Lopez was shot at the intersection of Burton Drive and East Oltorf Street and then fled the scene in his vehicle. Weeks before the killing he had been shot at but not hit, which his family says left him unusually uneasy. No arrests have been made and a reward of up to $1,000 has been offered for information leading to an arrest.

If anyone knew George, saw activity around Burton Drive and East Oltorf or the I-35 Frontage Road on November 25, 2021, or has other information, please come forward to the Austin Police Department.