On the evening of July 24, 2024, outside the Taste of Home Handmade Dumpling Restaurant at 10901 North Lamar Boulevard in Austin, 57-year-old Chup Prum was shot after an encounter with 51-year-old Hao Li. According to Li, Prum approached him on a bicycle, brandished a knife and appeared to attempt a robbery; Li drew a firearm and shot Prum. Prum rode his bicycle back to his residence after being shot and was later taken to a hospital, where he died on July 28, 2024.

Austin police investigators say scene processing and witness interviews corroborated Li’s account, and the case was reviewed with the Travis County District Attorney’s Office on August 5, 2024. No charges have been filed and no arrests have been announced. Prum’s family disputes the account, describing him as mute and partially deaf and questioning whether he would attempt a robbery.

Anyone with information is asked to contact authorities or submit an anonymous tip through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program.