The Unsolved Murder of Austin Lee Winn

Austin Lee Winn was a 26‑year‑old White male from Tecumseh, Oklahoma, working as a livestock and horse transporter. On Sunday morning, May 12, 2024—Mother’s Day—he was traveling back from a routine haul of horses in Midland, Texas. Between approximately 9 and 11 a.m., deputies responded to a call at the 10,000–10,400 block of West I‑20 and discovered Austin lying outside his parked 18‑wheeler. He had sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. Foul play was immediately suspected and the case was classified as a homicide.