Matthew Torres, 25, was fatally shot in his apartment at the Tides on Copper Creek, 9815 Copper Creek Drive in an unincorporated area of Austin, Texas, on May 17, 2024. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office answered a 911 call around 10:30 p.m. and found Torres deceased at the scene.

Torres’s mother, Jessica Valdez, remembered him as always smiling and very caring, saying he was the kind of man the world needed. Investigators canvassed the complex, distributed about 300 flyers and described the incident as isolated with no ongoing threat to the public. Several leads have been pursued but no arrests have been made and the suspect or suspects remain unidentified.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Williamson County Crime Stoppers or the Crime Tip Line — did anyone see or hear anything that night?