Rafael Solorzano Sanchez, a 22-year-old Hispanic man, was shot and killed in North Austin, Texas, on February 6, 2021. The shooting happened early in the morning at about 5:40 a.m. on the southbound I-35 service road near St. John’s. Officers responding to calls about shots fired found him inside a white Ford SUV that had crashed into a chain-link fence. He was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center and pronounced dead at 6:18 a.m. The Travis County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide from a gunshot wound.

Witnesses told police a Black male fired into the vehicle as it moved through the Denny’s/Motel 6 parking lot, then ran east into the motel corridors. The Austin Police Department released surveillance images of the suspect and asked for public help; a reward of up to $1,000 was offered for tips leading to an arrest. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains open.

Did anyone in the area see the suspect or have video from the Denny’s or Motel 6 parking lots that night?