On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, the Austin Police Department responded to a check welfare call at 4312 Acropolis Court. Officers arrived at the scene and located a man, later identified as Ryan Luper, who was unresponsive.
Luper was pronounced deceased at 11:01 p.m.
The Travis County Medical Examiner’s Officer determined Luper’s cause of death was from the “toxic effects of fentanyl and methamphetamine.” APD’s Narcotics Support Unit was assigned the investigation and based on their investigation led to the issuance of an arrest warrant for murder for Stephen Tamayo. Tamayo is currently in custody in Williamson County on an unrelated charge.
This is the fourth murder charge filed by the Austin Police Department’s Narcotics Support Unit since the state legislature added the supplying of fentanyl resulting in the death of an individual in 2023.
This case is being investigated as Austin’s 72nd homicide of 2024.
