AUSTIN, Texas — One man is dead and another is in stable condition after a shooting late Saturday outside a bar in Northeast Austin.
Officers responded to the parking lot of Michelobos, at 900 E. Braker Lane, at approximately 11:48 p.m. Saturday, according to Austin Police Officer Austin Zarling. Officers arrived within minutes and found two male victims with apparent trauma to their bodies, Zarling said.
Officers began providing medical aid until Austin-Travis County EMS and the Austin Fire Department arrived and took over, according to police. Both victims were taken to a local hospital, where one was pronounced dead at approximately 12:29 a.m. Sunday. The other victim remained in stable condition, police said.
A person of interest was detained in connection with the investigation, Zarling said. Patrol officers, homicide detectives and crime scene personnel remained on scene early Sunday morning.
The case is being investigated as the Austin Police Department’s 32nd homicide of the year, Zarling said.
“So from my understanding, Michelobos has been rebranded, and this was the opening night of the rebrand,” Zarling said. “This may be related to the opening night of the new business here.”
Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Tip Line at 512-477-3588 or Austin Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477.
The location has been identified as a crime hotspot by Austin police before.
The shopping complex at 900 E. Braker Lane, near I-35, was identified last year as one of the city’s most persistent violent crime hot spots, prompting officials to launch a new multi-agency crime-fighting strategy there.
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Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said in October that the address had generated more emergency calls than nearly any other in the city, citing a pattern of shootings and stabbings.
APD Commander J.J. Schmidt said officers responded to 430 calls, made 78 arrests and seized 30 weapons at the location since 2023, but that a spike in violent crime in mid-2025 pushed the department to change its approach.
That effort, known as a Place Network Investigation, brought together city, state and federal agencies to target the complex. In late September, police, fire officials, code enforcement and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission executed a search warrant at a neighboring business, Diablas, and inspected Michelobos.
TABC officials said Diablas was operating without a license and issued a 90-day emergency order against Michelobos.