Man arrested in Manor on murder charge out of Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Law enforcement arrested a man in Manor on March 13 related to a December 2024 murder that occurred in southeast Austin.

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According to the Austin Police Department, 26-year-old Juan Carlos Rodriguez-Gomez was arrested in the 15200 block of Sparks Run Road and charged with first-degree murder.

The charge was related to the death of 34-year-old Mario Damian-Rayas , who was shot while inside a vehicle in a parking lot in the 2500 block of Huntwick Road.

Rodriguez-Gomez’s attorney, Rhett Braniff, told KXAN it was reviewing the charges against him and that “he denies these allegations.”…

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