On the evening of May 29, 2024, at about 8:40 p.m., Austin police responded to a shooting at the Avana SoCo Apartments, 401 Little Texas Lane in South Austin. Officers found 40-year-old Olvin Ponce-Aguilera with apparent gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at 9:50 p.m. after treatment from Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services.

Homicide Detectives and Crime Scene Specialists interviewed witnesses and collected evidence at the scene. Preliminary findings indicate Ponce-Aguilera was shot by a known suspect who fled immediately; the suspect has not been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. This was Austin’s 24th homicide of 2024. A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Austin Police Department at 512-974-TIPS or submit an anonymous tip to Capital Area Crime Stoppers at austincrimestoppers.org or 512-472-8477. Did anyone in the community see or hear anything that night?