City of Austin
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Case: 22-1180681
Date: Thursday, April 28
Time: 12:54 P.M.
Location: 411 East Sixth Street
Deceased: Michael Ray Satterwhite Jr., B/M, born 11/01/1992
Arrested: Eric Deon Rollins, B/M, born 07/17/1970
On Thursday, April 28, 2022, at approximately 12:54 P.M, Austin Police Department (APD officers and EMS )responded to shots fired in the south alley of the 400 block of East Sixth Street. Upon arrival, officers found a male victim with obvious trauma to his body. Despite life-saving measures, the male died from his injuries and was pronounced deceased on the scene at 1:08 by Dr. Miller. The victim is Michael Satterwhite Jr.
Homicide detectives and Crimes Scene personnel responded to process the scene. Witness interviews and video surveillance shows Eric Rollins fleeing the area in a 2008 Red Convertible Ford Mustang immediately after the shooting.
Rollins is the suspect in another murder 10 minutes prior in the 1100 block of Eastfield Ave. Retaliation for a robbery earlier that morning appears to be the motive. The Lonestar Fugitive Task Force arrested Rollins in the 500 block of West 10th Street. Rollins is in the Travis County Jail on two counts of 1st Degree Murder.
Rollins Rollins was released recently from jail on an ankle monitor for an outstanding Sexual Assault of a Child case with APD.
On 04/29/2022, The Travis County Medical Examiner's conducted an autopsy and determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound and the manner, Homicide.
Detectives ask anyone with information or video of the incident to call APD Homicide at 512-974-TIPS; the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS), the new Crime Stoppers App, or email APD Homicide at homicide.apd@austintexas.gov. You may remain anonymous. You can also submit tips by downloading APD's mobile app, Austin PD, free on iPhone and Android.
This is being investigated as Austin's 24th homicide of 2022.