On February 26, 2024, at about 3:38 a.m., Austin police found 32-year-old Rigoberto Castro-Momner lying beside a maroon sedan parked in a field near the 2900 block of South U.S. Highway 183 southbound, close to Metropolis Drive and McCall Lane. He had apparent gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:54 a.m. Homicide detectives and crime scene specialists processed the scene.

APD described the incident as an isolated event and said there was no immediate threat to the public. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified. Investigators are asking anyone with information to call the APD Homicide Tip Line at 512-974-TIPS or submit anonymous tips through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program; a reward of up to $1,000 may be available for information leading to an arrest.

Are there any readers who were in that area the early morning of February 26 and might have seen something that could help the investigation?