Texas man wanted in gym parking lot murder arrested in Mexico, deported to US
Cristian Avila-Solis, 21, was wanted in connection with the murder of Jose Alberto Aguirre Castellanos, 36, at an LA Fitness parking lot in Austin
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A Texas man wanted in connection with the 2022 killing of another man outside a gym was detained in Mexico and deported back to the United States, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
Cristian Avila-Solis, 21, was charged with murder after Jose Alberto Aguirre Castellanos, 36, was shot and killed in an LA Fitness parking lot in Austin, Fox 7 reported.
Avila-Solis is the third suspect identified since the incident.
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Authorities believed Avila-Solis, an American citizen, fled to Mexico after the slaying. He was detained by Mexican authorities on Feb. 17 in San Luis Potosi for an immigration violation.
Cristian Avila-Solis, 21, was arrested in Mexico after fleeing the U.S. following the 2022 killing of a man in Austin, Texas, authorities said. (Tarrant County jail)
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He was deported to Fort Worth, Texas the next day and turned over to federal authorities. Avila-Solis was booked into the Tarrant County Jail and is awaiting extradition to Travis County.
Austin police officers responded to reports of a shooting on May, 23, 2022, where they found a man, later identified as Castellanos, on the ground.
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He was pronounced dead at the scene. Details about what led to the shooting were not disclosed.
In August 2022, U.S. Marshals arrested 21-year-old John Wiley Bagwell in Palmer Lake, Colorado. Bagwell was also wanted for first-degree murder in connection with the May 2022 shooting. Another suspect, Juan Lopez-Espinoza, 18, was charged with murder a few days after the killing.