The Austin Police Department has identified a man found shot near the Travis County Expo Center early Monday morning.
According to police, officers responded to a shooting in the 8100 block of View Ridge Drive shortly after 1:30 a.m. When officers arrived at the scene, they located an unresponsive man, Timothy Mota, with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Mota later died on scene.
Preliminary information shows there was a confrontation between Mota and a second man, which resulted in a shooting. A person of interest was identified. No charges have been filed.
The case is still under investigation.
Mota’s death is the 63rd murder of the year for Austin.
