Michael Atwood, 18, a Black male, was found with a gunshot wound inside an apartment at the Booker T. Washington complex on the 2600 block of Rosewood Avenue in East Austin on Friday, August 8, 2025. Officers were dispatched around 6:46 p.m.; first responders pronounced him dead at 7:08 p.m. Authorities described the shooting as an isolated incident and said the victim and the shooter knew each other.

Police and local reports say investigators focused on a confrontation tied to a teen relationship. Witnesses reported the suspect crossed paths with Atwood while walking with his girlfriend, Atwood’s ex, and the encounter ended in gunfire before the shooter fled. An arrest-warrant affidavit later said Atwood had allegedly received threats from the suspect in the days before the shooting.

On Monday, August 11, authorities arrested 17-year-old Douglas Clyde in Manor on a first-degree murder warrant; police said the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force took him into custody. Obituaries and community tributes published after the killing identified Atwood by name and age and noted the suddenness of his loss. Did anyone who knew Michael or who was in the area that evening see the confrontation or have information to share?