On the evening of January 31, 2025, 53-year-old Ruel Saintmark Hill, a Black man, was shot and later died in Austin, Texas. Deputies responded to the 14900 block of Chamberlain Ct. after reports of gunfire and screaming and found Hill lying in the street with a gunshot wound. He was given CPR, taken to a hospital, and succumbed to his injuries.

Hill had been returning his children home after spending time together and was reportedly sitting in his car, saying goodbye to them, when a neighbor allegedly mistook him for a threat and fired without warning. Two of his children are named Adia Oasis Ethline and Uriel, who witnessed the shooting. Authorities collected witness statements and evidence that night.

By the early hours of February 1, 2025, detectives arrested 23-year-old Eusebio Noa Olvera of Austin and charged him with murder; he was booked into the Travis County Jail. A fundraiser has been started to help Hill’s children with funeral expenses and support. Does anyone have information about Hill, his family, or what happened that night?