On October 6, 2023, at about 3:34 PM, police responded to multiple reports of a shooting at The Villages at Fiskville, a senior living community at 10127 Middle Fiskville Road in northeast Austin. Officers found 71-year-old Curtis Caldwell Sr. with apparent gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 4:11 PM.

APD homicide detectives and crime scene specialists report that Caldwell had attacked a man he knew who lived in the same complex, and that the man shot Caldwell in response. Authorities have not released the shooter’s identity and no charges have been announced. APD treating the case as Austin’s 51st homicide of 2023 and has asked anyone with information or video to contact APD Homicide, Crime Stoppers, or submit tips via the department’s app or email.

A memorial service for Curtis Caldwell Sr. was held October 27, 2023, at Paradise Funeral Home in Dallas, Texas; the obituary said additional details about his life and legacy would be forthcoming. Did anyone in the community see or record anything at The Villages at Fiskville that afternoon?