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Alfred Matthews, 28, was shot and killed on July 18, 2016, at the Park Plaza apartment complex in the 6200 block of Loyola Lane, East Austin. He was found on the ground with a gunshot wound and transported to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 12:12 p.m.

A 21-year-old man, Zachary Daniel Payne, fled the scene after the shooting but was arrested later that day and charged with murder. At trial Payne testified he acted in self-defense, saying he confronted a group while trying to retrieve a stolen bracelet and opened fire only after feeling his life was threatened. The jury deliberated nine hours and acquitted him of murder and two aggravated assault charges.

The case drew attention to violent incidents in East Austin and residents called for more police presence. Does anyone have information about the shooting or remember activity around Loyola Lane on July 18, 2016?