18-year-old arrested after man shot, killed last week off Porter Street
AUSTIN (KXAN) — An 18-year-old was arrested in connection with a man's shooting death that occurred in southeast Austin last Thursday, March 17.
According to an Austin Police Department incident report, Omar Martinez-Desiderio was arrested related to the murder, which took place in the 6500 block of Porter Street. That’s off Montopolis Drive.
Records from Travis County Jail show Martinez-Desiderio was booked the day the homicide happened just after 9:30 p.m. Jail records indicate he has two charges: a first-degree felony that's not listed out and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony.
His bond is set at a combined total of $225,000 for both charges, the jail records show.
Last Thursday, police said a man who was shot multiple times was found next to a motorcycle. He was pronounced dead at the scene just before 6 p.m.
At the time, APD said it had one person of interest detained, and investigators were speaking with witnesses, neighbors and the family of the victim.