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Case: 22-2360238
Date: Wednesday, August 24th, 2022
Time: 6:53 a.m.
Location: 800 block of W Riverside Dr
Deceased: Unidentified White male
Arrested: Coltan Moore, White male, 30-years-old
On Wednesday, August 24th, 2022, at approximately 6:53 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a call of an unconscious man who was bleeding and appeared to be deceased on the trail at Townlake, located at Auditorium Shores in the 800 block of W Riverside Drive. Officers found the victim, an unidentified white male, lying on the ground, unresponsive with injuries. The victim died on the scene. Officers detained the suspect, Coltan Moore, in the nearby area.
The investigation revealed that Moore brutally assaulted the victim using large rocks, which caused fatal injuries to the victim.
Moore was taken to the Travis County jail for 1st Degree Murder. Investigators believe this to be an isolated incident with no threat to the public.
Anyone with information or video of the incident should call APD Homicide at 512-974-TIPS; the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS), use the new Crime Stoppers App or email APD Homicide at homicide.apd@austintexas.gov. You may remain anonymous.
This case is being investigated as Austin's 50th homicide of 2022.