On December 13, 2024, at about 3:53 a.m., officers responded to a reported shooting in the 500 block of Thrasher Lane in southeast Austin. They found 45-year-old Erik Anthony Tijerina unresponsive in a front yard with apparent gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital and died there on December 15, 2024, at 2:50 p.m.

APD Homicide Detectives and Crime Scene Specialists say multiple people exchanged gunfire in the area; Tijerina was struck while in the front yard. Investigators do not know whether he was taking part in the shootout or was an unintended victim. No arrests have been made and the identities of the shooters remain unknown.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Austin Police Department at 512-974-TIPS or submit a tip anonymously to Capital Area Crime Stoppers at austincrimestoppers.org or 512-472-8477; a reward of up to $1,000 may be available. Did anyone in southeast Austin that night see or hear anything that could help investigators?