AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department (APD) has made an arrest in connection to a homicide that happened in southeast Austin Sunday evening.
According to police, the incident occurred in the 2500 block of Teri Road just before 6 p.m. APD arrived on the scene and located a Hispanic man, identified as 25-year-old Steve Gonzalez, suffering from a gunshot wound.
APD, the Austin Fire Department (AFD) and Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) attempted life-saving measures on Gonzalez, but he was pronounced dead at around 6:45 p.m.
According to investigators, Gonzalez had gotten into an argument and physical altercation with 26-year-old Martin Tovar. Tovar allegedly shot Gonzalez in a garage after the two had an altercation outside a residence.
Police say Gonzalez and Tovar had known each other previously and the altercation began after the two men had been throwing dice together.
Tovar is charged with first-degree murder.
This is being investigated as Austin's 43rd homicide of 2024.