Dillon Louis Austin, 37, of Amarillo, Texas, was shot to death on September 6, 2021 at the OYO Hotel in Amarillo. Police say he was shot inside a hotel room, then walked outside to a vehicle in the hotel parking lot. Officers responded at about 9:15 p.m. after a report of an injured male in a vehicle; Austin was found there and pronounced dead at the scene.

Amarillo homicide detectives obtained a murder warrant for 39-year-old Christopher Lee Cote on September 8, 2021. Cote turned himself in and was booked into the Potter County Detention Center on that warrant. Police continue to seek additional information and have asked anyone with knowledge of the incident to contact the APD Homicide Unit or Amarillo Crime Stoppers as the investigation remains ongoing.

Does anyone have information about Austin’s movements at the hotel that night or saw anything in the parking lot around 9:15 p.m.?