Efrain Rodriguez-Esquivel, 35, was fatally shot on August 14, 2016, at about 2:30 a.m. at the Lyric at Mueller Apartments on Manor Road in East Austin. Police found him on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead roughly 30 minutes later.

A 28-year-old maintenance worker at the complex, Anthony Andrew Verastegui, was arrested and charged with murder. The arrest affidavit says Verastegui and Rodriguez-Esquivel had prior personal problems but had recently been on good terms. Verastegui initially denied involvement, later admitted to the shooting, and was found in possession of a loaded magazine for a .38 caliber handgun matching the bullets recovered from Rodriguez-Esquivel’s body. Verastegui’s uncle told investigators his nephew left briefly the night of the shooting, returned, and confessed.

The family and community seek justice for Rodriguez-Esquivel’s death. Does anyone who lived at or near the complex that night have information that could help?