Brian Kinney was 17 when he was killed on July 12, 2025, after gunfire erupted at the Bellwood Apartments on South A.W. Grimes Boulevard in Round Rock. Police say a meeting arranged for the sale of a firearm turned into a robbery; four people were shot, two taken to hospitals, and Kinney and 18-year-old Samuel Mason were pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses reported a burst of gunfire and people fleeing, and detectives cordoned off the complex and took statements.

The Round Rock Police Department said the preliminary account involves two groups who met for the gun transaction before violence broke out. Authorities publicly identified Kinney of Austin and asked anyone with information to contact the lead detective; as of the latest updates no arrests had been announced and the department’s appeal for tips remained active.

Does anyone have information about movements at the apartment complex that afternoon or saw who was present before the shooting?