On October 23, 2021, Jose Aguirre-Martinez, a 49-year-old Hispanic male, was fatally shot in the driveway of a residence in the 6400 block of Hickman Avenue in northeast Austin, Texas. The incident occurred around 4:07 p.m. after a verbal altercation broke out among friends and family. According to witnesses, Jose Luis Gorostieta-Martinez, a 44-year-old Hispanic male, shot Aguirre-Martinez and fled the scene.
The Austin Police Department responded to the scene and found Aguirre-Martinez
with apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced deceased on-scene at 4:23 p.m. by Dr. Abraham from the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office. An autopsy conducted the following day confirmed that Aguirre-Martinez died from multiple gunshot wounds, and the manner of death was determined to be homicide.
Jose Luis Gorostieta-Martinez was identified as the suspect and wanted for the murder of Aguirre-Martinez. The APD has been actively searching for him since the incident. Detectives have urged anyone with information or video footage of the incident to come forward and assist in the investigation. Information leading to an arrest may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
The case remains under investigation, and the APD continues to seek information from the public to bring the suspect to justice.
