Joseph Anthony Aguilar Campos, a 32-year-old Hispanic man, was fatally shot on June 28, 2019, in Austin, Texas. He was found unresponsive in a car that had crashed into a tree in a parking lot on North Lamar Boulevard and was pronounced dead at the scene; the Travis County Medical Examiner’s office later ruled the death a homicide.

Witnesses described a confrontation in the parking lot involving Campos and two other Hispanic men and another group. John Paul Rivera Jr., 35, admitted to shooting Campos as Campos attempted to flee in a silver Nissan. Rivera was arrested July 1, 2019, charged with first-degree murder, and held on a $300,000 bond. The shooting was reported to have occurred during an apparent robbery attempt connected to a drug transaction; Campos was reportedly trying to restock a supply of crystal methamphetamine when the confrontation escalated and Rivera, in a white sedan with two others, fired multiple shots.

Anyone who was in the North Lamar Boulevard area that evening or who may have information about the people involved is asked to come forward.