On December 13, 2024, at about 1:41 a.m., 17-year-old Carlos Arturo Sotelo was shot during an attempted robbery in the parking garage at the Griffis at The Domain apartments in north Austin, Texas. Sotelo and others were in a vehicle when multiple armed suspects approached and tried to rob them at gunpoint; the driver tried to flee and the suspects opened fire. A witness transported Sotelo to Saint David’s North Austin Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 10:28 a.m.

The Austin Police Department has classified the killing as the city’s 68th homicide of 2024. Authorities have not released suspect descriptions and no arrests have been announced. The family has set up a GoFundMe for funeral and related expenses that has raised nearly $5,000 so far. A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest; anyone with tips is asked to contact the Austin Police Department at 512-974-TIPS or Capital Area Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477.

If anyone was in or near the Griffis at The Domain parking garage that night or has dashcam or video from the area, can you help investigators by coming forward?