Police said a man died after he was found injured at around 8 p.m. Tuesday at the La Madrid Apartments on Menchaca Road.
AUSTIN, Texas — A man has been charged with murder following a homicide that happened on Tuesday evening in South Austin.
In a media briefing early Wednesday, the Austin Police Department (APD) said officers responded to a call at around 8 p.m. Tuesday to the La Madrid Apartments, located at 11320 Menchaca Road.
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Once on scene, APD said officers found a man, identified as 34-year-old Miguel Guevara, who was injured. Responders provided medical assistance, and Guevara was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly before 9 p.m.
According to APD, Guevara got involved in an argument with his girlfriend that escalated to the point where he pointed a gun at her. A separate issue then arose between Guevara and his roommate, identified as 24-year-old Christopher Foy, over rent payments.
During the incident, Foy allegedly shot Guevara and subsequently left the scene.
Foy was located and arrested on Tuesday afternoon in the 4600 block of Nuckols Crossing in southeast Austin. He faces a murder charge.
The incident is being investigated as Austin’s 46th homicide of 2026.
Anyone with additional information is asked to call APD’s Homicide Tip Line at 512-974-8477 or the Capital Area Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477.