Suspect Wanted For Homicide In The 114000 Block Of N. IH 35 In City Of Austin

Austin TX

01 November, 2021

7:35 AM

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Press release from the City of Austin: October 27, 2021 Case: 21-3000088 Date: October 27, 2021 Time: 2:06 a.m. Location: 114000 N. IH 35 Deceased: James Paul Fulda Jr., White male, born 10/27/1999 Wanted: Felix Rodriguez, Hispanic male, 32 years of age The Austin Police Department (APD) has identified the deceased in the October 27 homicide as James Paul Fulda Jr. At approximately 2:06 a.m., Austin 9-1-1 received a call that a person had been shot at the Austin Motor Inn located at 114000 N. IH 35. APD officers and Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) responded and located a White male in a room with apparent gunshot wounds. Despite lifesaving measures, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased on scene at 2:39 a.m., by Dr. Abraham with the Travis County Medical Examiner's Officer. Homicide investigators and crime scene technicians responded to process the scene and interview witnesses. According to the victim's father, a verbal argument broke out between his son and a friend of his identified as Felix Rodriguez. Rodriguez shot the victim and fled the scene. The Travis County Medical Examiner's office will conduct an autopsy to determine the official cause and manner of death. A 1st degree murder warrant has been issued for Felix Rodriguez. The bond is set at $500,000. Detectives are asking anyone with information or video of the incident to call APD Homicide at 512-974-TIPS, email [email protected], utilize the Crime Stoppers tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS), or the Crime Stoppers app. You may remain anonymous. Information leading to an arrest may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. You can also submit tips by downloading APD's mobile app, Austin PD, free on iPhone and Android. This is Austin's 74th homicide of 2021. This press release was produced by the City of Austin. The views expressed here are the author's own.