Man charged with murder in North Austin fatal shooting
By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
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1 dead in North Austin after being shot multiple times, police say
Austin police are investigating a death in North Austin after it was reported a person was shot multiple times.
18-year-old Gregorio Vences-Benitez has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of a teenage boy on April 25.
US Marshals arrested Vences-Benitez in the 1100 block of Peggotty Place in Austin following a fugitive investigation that led officials to a greenbelt area along Walnut Creek.
Vences-Benitez was transported to the Austin Police Department with a bond set at $500,000.
An 18-year-old man was arrested Tuesday and is accused of fatally shooting a teen over the weekend in North Austin, according to Austin police.
Austin police on Sunday afternoon were notified of a person who had been shot in the parking lot of a mobile home park located just north of the intersection of U.S. 183 and Lamar Boulevard, according to authorities.
Officers who responded to the call found Juan Carlos Cruz, and despite life saving measures made by Austin-Travis County medics, the teen was pronounced dead at the scene around 5:50 p.m. later that same day, police said.
Police said people who saw the shooting reported that Gregorio Vences-Benitez left the scene of the crime before officers arrived. On Tuesday, Vences-Benitez was arrested by the Lonestar Fugitive Task Force, and is facing a first-degree murder charge, police said, adding that his bail is $500,000.