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Police make arrest after man killed under bridge in southeast Austin

The homicide investigation was in the 4400 block of E. Riverside Drive, the APD said.

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police have arrested a man in connection to a homicide in southeast Austin on Monday afternoon. 

The Austin Police Department said on March 8 the investigation was taking place in the 4400 block of E. Riverside Drive under a bridge. 

Police were called to the area after reports of a man shot just after 2 p.m., police said.

Officers arriving on the scene found a man in his mid-20s "with obvious signs of trauma." They performed life-saving measures until EMS arrived, but the man was pronounced dead at 2:18 p.m.

He was identified as Jesse Robert Hernandez, 24, on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, officials added that a male was seen running from the scene immediately after the incident occurred. He was seen taking off in a dark SUV. He was wearing an orange baseball cap, a large tan jacket with a hoodie and black pants.

On Thursday, police said a man had been arrested. The suspect was identified as Zacariah Mechi Lopez. He's been charged with first-degree murder and has been booked in the Travis County Jail on a $250,000 bond.

Credit: Austin Police Department
Zacariah Mechi Lopez was arrested in connection to a man's death.

The incident happened outside a vehicle near a tent camp, police said, but it's not known if the victim was living there.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Austin police at 512-477-3588.

This is Austin's 16th homicide of 2022.

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