AUSTIN, Texas — An investigation is underway after a teen died in northeast Austin.
Austin police say they received multiple calls about a shooting Monday around 3 a.m. on Harrisglenn Drive near East Parmer Lane.
When officers arrived, they found a 15-year-old inside a black sedan that had crashed into a utility pole. The teen, later identified as Derick Fajardo-Reyes, was taken to the hospital where he died hours later.
During their preliminary investigation, police learned that Fajardo-Reyes was in the car with other people when he was shot. Police added that before the shooting, witnesses said he was also with an unidentified woman.
Police said the shooter left the area and remains at large, but said they’re also working to identify the woman Fajardo-Reyes was with.
Anyone with information, photos or videos of the incident should submit them through this evidence submission portal. Information can also be submitted through the Austin police tip line at 512-974-TIPS or the Capital Area Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477.
Fajardo-Reyes’s death is Austin’s 11th homicide of 2025.