Officers responded just after midnight to the 3200 block of Montopolis Drive after a caller reported hearing gunshots, according to the Austin Police Department (APD). When officers arrived, they found a 23-year-old man, later identified as Tyris Rivers, unresponsive with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives said the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Jaquan Easley, shot Rivers following a physical altercation at the residence. Easley remained at the scene and was taken into custody on a murder charge.
Anyone with information related to this incident is urged to contact APD at 512-974-TIPS. Tips may also be submitted anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or by calling 512-472-8477.