Case:  24-1131090
 
Date:  Monday, April 22, 2024
 
Time:  5:58 p.m.
 
Location:  11215 Research Blvd
 
Deceased:  Jose Rubio, Hispanic male, 4/29/88
 
Arrested:  Javier Vega-Funes, Hispanic male, 29 years of age

 
On Monday, April 22, 2024, at approximately 5:58 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a shots fired call at 11215 Research Boulevard. One of the callers advised they saw a man running and shooting. Another caller stated someone had been shot near the back of an apartment complex. A third caller stated they had seen someone get shot by the HEB.
 
Officers arrived on scene and located a male, later identified as Jose Rubio, with apparent gunshot wounds at the intersection of 183 Southbound and Balcones Woods Drive. Rubio was pronounced deceased on scene.
 
Officers learned that a second shooting victim, later identified as David Cerda-Funes, was dropped off at a local hospital by a woman driving a Chevrolet Tahoe. The woman immediately left the emergency room after dropping the man off.
 
Officers were able to locate the Tahoe in the parking lot of the hospital which was occupied by a white male, later identified as Javier Vega-Funes. Javier Vega-Funes exited the Tahoe and attempted to leave on foot, but he was detained by officers. It was later determined that the second gunshot victim was the brother of Javier Vega-Funes.
 
Homicide detectives and Crime Scene Specialists responded to process the scenes and interview witnesses. The investigation revealed that Jose Rubio had shot David Cerda-Funes at 11215 Research Boulevard before leaving the scene on foot. Javier Vega-Funes helped his brother into the Tahoe and left the apartment and caught up to Rubio who was still on foot. Vega got out of the Tahoe and shot Rubio on the southbound frontage road of Highway 183 at the Balcones Woods Drive intersection.
 
Javier Vega-Funes has been charged with 1st Degree Murder. David Cerda-Funes remains in the hospital in critical condition.
 
Anyone with any information is asked to 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 16th homicide of 2024.