Juan Carlos Gomez, a 32-year-old man of Mexican ethnicity, was shot to death and found on July 20, 2018, in the 9300 block of FM 969 in east Travis County, Austin, Texas. The Austin Police Department led the investigation into the fatal shooting.

Police arrested 22-year-old Edgar Alejandro Barahona in connection with the killing. Prosecutors from the Travis County District Attorney’s Office pursued the case; Assistant District Attorneys Dominic Selvera, Jean Sullivan, and Willa Cockshutt handled the prosecution while Investigator Jesse Hernandez and Homicide Detective Manuel Hernandez took investigative lead roles. Barahona was convicted on two counts of murder on May 13, 2024, and received concurrent sentences of 35 years for each count.

Anyone with information about Juan Carlos Gomez, his movements in east Travis County, or the events of July 20, 2018, is asked to come forward.