Michael Atwood, 18, a Black male, was found with a gunshot wound inside an apartment at the Booker T. Washington complex on the 2600 block of Rosewood Avenue in East Austin on Friday, August 8, 2025. Officers were dispatched around 6:46 p.m.; despite efforts by first responders, he was pronounced dead at 7:08 p.m. The early police account described the shooting as an isolated incident, with indications that the victim and the shooter knew each other.
Investigators soon focused on a confrontation tied to a teen relationship. According to police and local reports, witnesses said the suspect crossed paths with Atwood while walking with his girlfriend—Atwood’s ex—at the apartment complex; the encounter ended in gunfire before the shooter fled. An arrest-warrant affidavit later indicated that Atwood had allegedly received threats from the suspect leading up to the day of the shooting.
On Monday, August 11, authorities arrested 17-year-old Douglas Clyde in Manor on a first-degree murder warrant. Police said he was taken into custody by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, and the case was counted among Austin’s 2025 homicides. Local outlets reported the arrest came just days after the killing, and that Clyde was accused of shooting Atwood before leaving the scene.
In the days after his death, obituaries and community tributes identified Atwood by name and age and noted the suddenness of his loss, while advocacy and crime-tracking sites recorded the homicide’s date and location. The official case narrative from police, together with these public records, anchors the timeline: a Friday evening shooting in East Austin, a swift identification of a suspect with ties to the victim’s past relationship, and an arrest three days later.
