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Police make arrest in North Austin homicide

The shooting happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. Thursday near a North Austin apartment complex.

AUSTIN, Texas — Two people were injured, one fatally, in a shooting near a North Austin apartment complex on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to police.

The shooting happened at the Limestone Canyon Apartments on Walnut Park Crossing shortly after 4:30 p.m.

Officers received a 911 call in regard to multiple shots fired in the area. When they arrived, they found a gray sedan crashed into the middle pillars of one of the apartment complex's parking structures, police said. 

They also found two people with gunshot wounds. Medics transported both of them to Dell Seton Medical Center in serious condition. One was pronounced dead Friday at 7:21 a.m. and the other was released the following morning.

The deceased was identified as Donato Christian Ward, 20. Police said he and his cousin, the other person who was injured, were found near the parking structure.

According to witness statements, police said a sedan-style vehicle was seen speeding away from the scene after the shooting.

Credit: Austin Police Department
Caylon Goins

On Oct. 22, the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested Caylon Goins in Round Rock on a first-degree murder warrant and he was taken to the Travis County Jail. His bond was set at $750,000

Police do not believe the shooting is related to the Wednesday night shooting of 16-year-old Luke Kemper, which occurred about two miles west of this incident.

Anyone with more information is asked to call police at 512-974-TIPS (8477).

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