Damon Anthony Michael Tampke, 22, was found with a gunshot wound to the head in an apartment on the 2100 block of Singing Wind Drive in Kerrville in the early morning hours of December 16, 2023. A 911 call around 4:49 a.m. initially reported the incident as a suicide, but officers saw evidence at the scene suggesting the wound was not self-inflicted. Tampke was taken to Peterson Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead; his body was sent to the Travis County Medical Examiner for autopsy.

A 26-year-old woman who placed the 911 call, identified as Ashley Alyce Castillo, was arrested and charged with murder, but the charge was dismissed after new information emerged and she was released from the Kerr County Jail on December 17, 2023. Detectives continue to investigate the exact circumstances of Tampke’s death; authorities have not disclosed what prompted the dismissal or named other suspects. Tampke, born August 24, 2001, was remembered as an athlete and scholar who loved family, music, and playing dominoes.

Does anyone have information about that apartment or about Damon’s last hours that could help the ongoing investigation?