Christian Loredo was a 20-year-old Hispanic man killed on the evening of Saturday, February 3, 2024, in East Austin. He had been attending a car club meeting in the parking lot of a Fiesta Mart at 3909 North Interstate 35. At about 6:25 p.m., while inside his vehicle, a verbal dispute with occupants of another car escalated and someone from that vehicle fired a gun, striking Christian.

First responders arrived quickly; Austin-Travis County EMS attempted life-saving measures but Christian was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:40 p.m. His death was recorded as the city of Austin’s eighth homicide of 2024. Homicide detectives and crime-scene specialists investigated, and the Austin Police Department asked the public to contact them or the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program with information. Friends and family in Kyle, Texas, held a BBQ chicken plate sale and car wash fundraiser to help cover funeral and memorial expenses.

If anyone who attended the car club meeting or who was in that area on the evening of February 3 has information, please contact the Austin Police Department or Capital Area Crime Stoppers.