Man arrested for fatal shooting in East Austin
AUSTIN, Texas - A 23-year-old man has been arrested for the Sept 20 murder of a 27-year-old man in East Austin.
Ronald Charles has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Jerrel Davidson. A warrant was issued for Charles's arrest on Sept 21 and on Sept 23, Charles turned himself into the Travis County Jail. Bond has been set at $300,000.

Ronald Charles
According to the Austin Police Department, on Sept. 20 just after 8 p.m., Austin 911 received calls reporting multiple gunshots in the 4700 block of Bandera Road in East Austin. Callers also reported hearing people yelling before the gunshots, then a woman screaming.
When officers arrived on scene, they found a man, later identified as Davidson, lying in the roadway with apparent gunshot wounds. Despite life-saving measures, Davidson was pronounced dead just before 8:30 p.m.
An autopsy determined the cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death to be homicide.
Austin police investigating homicide in East Austin
Police are investigating a shooting on Banderea off of Springdale Road that happened on September 20.
Detectives are asking anyone with information or video of the incident to call APD Homicide at 512-974-TIPS, email homicide.apd@austintexas.gov, 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 64th homicide of 2021.
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