Elias Ismael Mejia, 51, was found in his parked vehicle in the 700 block of West William Cannon Drive in South Austin on the morning of December 28, 2025. Officers discovered him unresponsive around 9:21 a.m.; he was pronounced dead after being found. An autopsy determined he died from a gunshot wound and Austin police are treating the death as a homicide — the city’s 55th of the year.

Investigators believe the shooting likely occurred between 2:30 a.m. and 4 a.m. that morning. Mejia’s wallet was missing, and police say robbery is being considered a primary motive. No suspect has been identified, and authorities have asked anyone who was in the area during that time to share information or review surveillance footage. A reward of up to $1,000 has been offered for information leading to an arrest.

Did anyone hear, see, or capture anything on camera in the West William Cannon Drive area between about 2:30 a.m. and 4 a.m. on December 28, 2025?