Joel Camarillo, 19, was fatally shot on November 8, 2021, in the 7200 block of South Congress Avenue near William Cannon Drive in Austin, Texas. Officers got multiple calls about gunfire at about 8:43 p.m.; Camarillo was found with multiple gunshot wounds, placed in a vehicle by an unknown person, and taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:23 p.m. The Austin Police Department is investigating his death as a homicide and has linked it to a second shooting that night, the city’s 82nd homicide of the year.

The driver of the vehicle in which Camarillo was found was detained but not arrested and was not considered a suspect. No arrests have been announced. The community reacted with shock and concern about rising violence, and the family has a GoFundMe to help cover funeral expenses.

If anyone has information about the shootings on South Congress Avenue that night, please share what you know with the Austin Police Department.