AUSTIN, Texas – A 19-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting in North Austin on New Year’s Day.
The shooting was Austin‘s first homicide of 2026.
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What we know:
Alton Williams III was apprehended by US Marshals in Pflugerville on Jan. 7.
He’s been charged with first-degree murder and is being held in the Travis County Jail on a $200,000 bond and a misdemeanor from another county.
Alton Williams III (Austin Police Department)
The backstory:
Just before 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 1, Austin police officers responded to a business park in the 7800 block of N. Lamar Boulevard, across from T.A. Brown Elementary School, for a shooting.
The caller reported someone had been shot in the chest.
When officers responded, they found a man, later identified as 18-year-old Isaiah Atkinson, with trauma to his chest. He was pronounced dead on scene.
The investigation showed he had been at a party at the Austin Event Center in the business park. During the party, a disturbance happened, which resulted in Atkinson getting shot inside the venue.
What you can do:
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Austin Police Department at 512-974-TIPS.Â
Tips can be submitted anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by clicking here or calling 512-472-8477.Â
A reward of up to $1,000 may be available for any information that leads to an arrest.
The Source: Information in this report comes from the Austin Police Department