On November 7, 2024, at about 5:54 p.m. Austin Police responded to a shooting in the 6400 block of East US Highway 290 Service Road Eastbound and found 33-year-old Shelby Wayne Cody with gunshot wounds. Cody was transported to a local hospital but was pronounced dead at 6:25 p.m. Investigators say Cody had gone to the Texas Health and Human Services Building for an appointment, reportedly an anger management class. While he waited outside, a silver Chevrolet SUV pulled up; the driver, identified as 30-year-old Lavonta Harrison, exited and opened fire on Cody. Witnesses heard multiple shots before Harrison fled the scene.

Authorities say Harrison was taken into custody on November 12, 2024, on a parole violation warrant and has been charged with first-degree murder in Cody’s death. At the time, Cody was enrolled at Austin Community College and worked as an irrigation and landscape specialist at Cody’s Irrigation and Landscaping. He was a U.S. Army infantry veteran who served in Afghanistan and enjoyed catfishing with his father. If anyone knew Shelby or has information about the shooting, please come forward.