An 18-year-old is facing a felony charge after police say he opened fire on his ex-girlfriend's birthday party at a downtown Austin Airbnb in mid-December, turning a short-term rental into a crime scene. When officers later checked out the property, they reported finding bullet holes inside and outside the home and spent shell casings in a neighboring backyard. Investigators say surveillance footage and social media activity helped tie the teen to the shooting.
According to FOX 7 Austin, court documents identify the suspect as 18-year-old Adan Rodriguez Jr., charged with third-degree felony deadly conduct, discharge of a firearm. The affidavit says officers canvassed the area for video and found footage showing two vehicles on Holly Street around the time of the gunfire. It also notes that the victim's daughter gave police screenshots from Rodriguez's social media that showed an AK-style pistol and a blue 2018 Ford Fusion, which investigators believe is linked to the case. Bond was set at $10,000 with the condition that Rodriguez surrender all firearms and ammunition, and a Travis County court date is set for March 10.
Surveillance, Cellphone And Social Media Evidence
Investigators say surveillance video captured 12 gunshots at 11:44 p.m. the night of the incident, and multiple cartridge casings were later recovered near the back alley, according to the affidavit. In interviews cited in the filing, the victim's daughter told police that Rodriguez admitted, "I shot at them because I knew no one was in there, I was watching the party," and later told her he "didn't mean to do it, it was in the moment." As FOX 7 Austin reports, investigators also reviewed cellphone location data that placed Rodriguez's phone near the rental and a 2023 video provided to police that appears to show someone firing a gun from the passenger window of a Fusion.
Charges And Legal Stakes
Rodriguez is charged under a deadly conduct statute that bumps a firearm discharge to a third-degree felony when a gun is fired at or toward a person, a home, or a vehicle. Under Texas Penal Code §22.05, that charge carries a potential sentence of two to ten years in prison and fines up to $10,000, although the outcome will ultimately depend on how prosecutors, a judge, and possibly a jury handle the case. The requirement that he surrender weapons as a bond condition is a standard pretrial restriction in cases that involve alleged gunfire.
What Happens Next
Prosecutors will decide whether to pursue a formal indictment before the March hearing. Until then, the arrest affidavit and existing court filings make up the public record. The case has stirred up familiar questions about how easily young people can access guns and how much digital breadcrumbs matter when tempers flare, but the paperwork so far shows investigators leaning on video, phone data, and social media posts rather than eyewitness accounts alone. Rodriguez remains in custody at the Travis County Jail, awaiting his March 10 court appearance and bound by the surrender-of-weapons condition attached to his bond.
