AUSTIN (Talk1370.com) -- Police are investigating a homicide case involving a man who was found in a crashed vehicle with a gunshot wound Thanksgiving night near downtown Austin.
Austin Police say they received a 911 call reporting a reckless driver near the 50 block of North Interstate 35 just before 9:45 p.m. on Nov. 25. Shortly afterwards, a second 911 call reported that the driver had crashed.
When first responders arrived on the scene, they found the man, who has been identified as 30-year old George Michael Lopez, in the driver's seat of the vehicle with obvious trauma to his body. He was pronounced deceased a short time later at the scene.
Police say their investigation is ongoing, with no word on a suspect. Anyone with information on the case is urged to call APD's Homicide Tip Line at (512) 974-8477, or Crime Stoppers at (512) 472-8477.
It's the city's 85th homicide of 2021.





