Danny Mendoza, 28, was shot and killed outside 106 Oertli Lane in Austin’s Georgian Acres neighborhood in the early hours of March 18, 2021. Officers arrived about 3:33 a.m. to find Mendoza suffering from gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital but died of his injuries.

Investigators reported Mendoza had been drinking inside the residence with a woman and 22-year-old Manuel Vilchis before an argument prompted Mendoza and Vilchis to step outside. The confrontation escalated and Mendoza was shot; Vilchis fled in a Ford F-150 pickup truck.

On March 31, 2021, the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force apprehended Manuel Vilchis in the 8000 block of Decker Lane in Austin and transported him to the Austin Police Department, where bond was set at $500,000. Vilchis faces charges related to Mendoza’s death.

If anyone witnessed the incident outside 106 Oertli Lane or saw a Ford F-150 leaving the area that night, please share what was seen.