Case:  24-1731066                
 
Date:  Friday, June 21, 2024
 
Time:  4:06 p.m.
 
Location:  2600 block of Metcalfe Road
 
Deceased victim:  Alyssa Ann Rivera, Hispanic female, 12-01-1989 

Video:  APD's YouTube Channel

UPDATE: APD Homicide Unit Detectives release new images of a person of interest in connection to Alyssa Ann Rivera's murder.

Anyone with any information should contact the Austin Police Department at 512-974-TIPS.  You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or by calling 512-472-8477. A reward up to $1,000 may be available for any information that leads to an arrest.

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Case:                           24-1731066                
 
Date:                           Friday, June 21, 2024
 
Time:                           4:06 p.m.
 
Location:                      2600 block of Metcalfe Road
 
Deceased victim:        Alyssa Ann Rivera, Hispanic female, 12-01-1989 
  
On Friday, June 21, 2024, at approximately 4:06 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to the call of a deceased person in the 2600 block of Metcalfe Road. The caller stated they had seen what appeared to be a deceased person at this location. Officers arrived and located an obviously deceased female in an abandoned house. The female was later identified as Alyssa Rivera; she was pronounced deceased a short time later.

Homicide Detectives and Crime Scene Specialists responded to process the scene and interview witnesses. Detectives believe that Ms. Rivera was murdered at this location by an unknown suspect.

Anyone with any information should contact the Austin Police Department at 512-974-TIPS. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or by calling 512-472-8477. A reward up to $1,000 may be available for any information that leads to an arrest.

This case is being investigated as Austin's 27th homicide of 2024.