AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting death of a man in early January.
The task force arrested Antonio Willis McCullen, 34, of Harker Heights on Feb. 15. According to the task force, he fled the Austin area and was arrested more than a month after the shooting in Killeen with the assistance of Lone Star Fugitive Task Force - Waco division.
The Austin Police Department (APD) said the shooting happened at approximately 9:29 a.m. on Jan. 8 at 2300 Pasadena Drive. The APD said 911 received calls of shots being fired and a garage door being left slightly open at a local business at that address.
Officers checked the business and found 35-year-old Zachary Townsend shot and lying on the ground. Townsend was taken to a local hospital and later died on Jan. 18, APD said. On Jan. 19, the Travis County Medical Examiner’s conducted an autopsy and determined the official cause of death as gunshot wound and the manner, homicide.
APD said was the second homicide of 2022.
Detectives are asking anyone with information or video of the incident to call APD Homicide at 512-974-TIPS, email homicide.apd@austintexas.gov, utilize the Crime Stoppers tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS), or the Crime Stoppers app. You may remain anonymous. You can also submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, free on iPhone and Android.
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