Cedar Park Police Investigate Fatal Shooting

CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man at a Cedar Park apartment complex on Sunday.

The incident occurred at around 9:15 p.m. when police responded to the Lakeline Villas Apartments, 2201 S. Lakeline Blvd., amid reports of shots fired. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a dead adult male with an apparent gunshot wound, police said in a press advisory.

According to a preliminary police investigation, a man and a woman arrived at the apartment complex in a vehicle. After the car was parked, a man approached as the male driver exited the vehicle, police said. The driver was shot and died at the scene.

The suspect is described as a black man of thin build, and average height, wearing an orange or red colored hoodie and dark sweatpants. The suspect left the scene in a gray or silver colored hatchback. The suspect was armed with a semi-automatic handgun, police added.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Detective Kristy Whitley at kristy.whitley@cedarparktexas.gov or via phone at (512) 260-4816. Those wishing to submit a tip anonymously may do so through tip411 ((www.cedarparktexas.gov/tip411)) by texting their tip to 847411 with the keyword CPPD and the information. Police ask those with information to reference case number 1901-0306 in the communication.

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