On March 8, 2025, at about 4:08 p.m., Austin police responded to multiple calls about a shooting in the 1900 block of N. IH 35 SVRD SB and found 54-year-old Adan Marez lying in the roadway with severe trauma. Marez, a Hispanic man, was unarmed when he was shot and later died. Homicide detectives say the shooting followed a road rage incident that spanned several miles between Marez’s Jeep and a gold sedan. When both vehicles stopped at a red light, Marez exited his Jeep and approached the sedan; the driver of the gold sedan, 21-year-old Jacob Gonzalez, then fired a shot that fatally struck Marez after about 30 to 45 seconds of heated exchange, according to witnesses.

Gonzalez was arrested and charged with murder, a first-degree felony, and remains in custody on a $1 million bond. Court documents report Gonzalez had prior violent-encounter allegations, including a 2023 shootout case that was dismissed. Gonzalez told police he fired a warning shot and believed Marez was about to physically attack him. Marez’s sister, Carmen Castillo, described him as loving and artistic, someone who enjoyed fishing and painting murals. Anyone with footage of the shooting is asked to contact the Austin Police Department’s Homicide Unit with information.