Steven Conn, 41, was shot late on Sunday, July 13, 2025, after an incident in Austin’s St. Johns area. A 911 caller reported gunfire from a white Ford Bronco in the 7300 block of Duval Street and saw a woman leap from the vehicle screaming for help while a man waved a gun inside. The woman was Conn’s girlfriend; she told police an acquaintance in the back seat tried to rob them and shot Conn before the vehicle left with him still inside.

By the next day the Bronco was found abandoned and bloodstained in southeast Austin. Digital evidence recovered from the vehicle narrowed a search area, and after officers searched more than 200 acres they discovered Conn’s body on Tuesday evening, July 15, near the 6400 block of Loyola Lane; he was pronounced dead shortly after 7 p.m. Detectives identified 22-year-old Jose Duron as a suspect. Warrants for aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping were upgraded to capital murder once the body was found, and Duron was arrested in North Austin on Wednesday, July 16. The shooting was listed as Austin’s 33rd homicide of 2025 and appeals for tips remained open as the investigation continued.

If anyone knew Steven, was in the St. Johns area that night, or has information about the Bronco or movements around Duval and Loyola Lane, please come forward with what was seen or heard.