AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department and University of Texas Police Department are hosting a joint news conference Tuesday afternoon to provide details surrounding the arrest of a man who was accused in a southeast Austin murder that happened late last year and a shooting within UTPD's juri sdiction, according to police. Officers from the APD Homicide Unit and UTPD will give an "overview regarding the arrest of Juan Carlos Rodriguez-Gomez in connection to the homicide investigation at 2504 Huntwick Drive," a release from APD stated. The release noted that Rodriguez-Gomez was also involved in a shooting in the UTPD jurisdiction but did not say when or where that shooting happened. Rodriguez-Gomez was arrested earlier this month in Manor and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the December 2024 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. RELATED | Man arrested in Manor on murder charge out of Austin APD said a murder warrant for Rodriguez-Gomez was issued Feb. 16, and he was booked into the Travis County jail March 14. He also had two outstanding warrants for deadly conduct from the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office. APD and UTPD will share updates about the arrest at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The press conference will be live-streamed at the top of this story and on KXAN's Facebook page. Check back for updates. ...read more read less