Leyder Vidal-Diaz, a 46-year-old Hispanic man, was fatally shot on October 6, 2021, in the 2800 block of Palomino Trail in Southeast Austin during a family disturbance. Witnesses said the altercation escalated and Vidal-Diaz was shot by his stepson, Richard Addison Nunez. Officers and EMS medics attempted lifesaving measures but Vidal-Diaz was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Travis County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound and classified it a homicide. A first-degree murder warrant was issued for Nunez, who was arrested and held on a $1 million bond. The shooting was among the incidents that contributed to Austin’s record homicide total for 2021.

Did anyone in Southeast Austin know Leyder or have information about that October 6 disturbance?