Arrest Made In Fatal North Austin Shooting

AUSTIN, TX — An arrest has been made in a shooting death that occurred in late June, police said on Friday.

The incident dates to Friday, June 8, when police responded to a call of a shooting in a parking lot along the 11800 block of North Lamar Boulevard just before 2 a.m. The shooting victim, Joseph Anthony Aguilar Campos, 32, was found unresponsive inside a vehicle that had crashed into a tree, according to a police advisory. Medics administered life-saving measures, but Campos was pronounced dead at 2:18 a.m.

An investigation revealed the killing was the culmination of a robbery attempt among people who knew each other, with witnesses describing seeing two Hispanic men and and an equal number of women in a white sedan with a black hood along with another pair of Hispanic men in a dark-colored sedan. All of them fled the scene after the shooting, police said.

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John Paul Rivera Jr., 35, has been arrested as police continue to investigate.

Anyone with information related to the incident is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS or text "Tip 103" + a message to CRIMES or use the new Crime Stoppers App or email detectives at homicide.apd@austintexas.gov. Those submitting tips can remain anonymous. Tips also can be submitted by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, free on iPhone and Android.