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Suspect charged after man found dead inside car in South Austin early Wednesday morning

Officers responded to a call at around midnight Wednesday near the South Austin Tennis Center on Cumberland Road, near Herndon Lane.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department (APD) has arrested a 20-year-old man after another man was found dead inside a car near the South Austin Tennis Center on Cumberland Road, near Herndon Lane on Wednesday morning.

APD said at around midnight Wednesday, officers responded to an urgent call reporting a possible dead person at the park. When officers arrived on the scene, the caller directed them to a car at the north end of the park. 

Inside the car, police found a man, later identified as 20-year-old Rickye Henderson, who was suffering from a gunshot wound. Henderson died at the scene.

APD said Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, K9 officers, and others tracked down and detained 20-year-old Willie Jones in connection to the incident. He is charged with first-degree murder.

This was Austin's 50th homicide of 2023, according to police. Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact APD.

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