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Reece Ababao

Age : 20

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/04/2026

Location : Phoenix Way

City : Round Rock

County : Williamson

State : Texas

Agency : Round Rock Police Department

Officer(s) :Dillon Rizzo

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence response

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/04/2026, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Round Rock Police Department officers responded to a residence in the 2800 block of Phoenix Way after a woman suffering from multiple stab wounds escaped the house, went to a neighbor for help and called 911. She told dispatchers that another person remained inside the residence with her husband. Police later identified the man killed by police as 20-year-old Reece Ababao and identified the two stabbing victims as his parents.
When officers arrived, they heard a man yelling for help from inside the residence. Officers announced themselves and forced entry through the front door. Police said they encountered Ababao armed with a knife. Officer Dillon Rizzo fired his gun, striking Ababao. Officers then located Ababao's injured father inside the residence.
Ababao and both of his parents were transported to hospitals. Ababao died from his gunshot wounds. His parents remained hospitalized in critical condition following the stabbing.
Round Rock Police identified the officer who shot Ababao as Dillon Rizzo, who has served with the department since 2017. Rizzo was placed on administrative leave following the shooting. Rizzo had previously fired his weapon during a 05/07/2022 Round Rock police shooting involving Henry Tolentino. In that incident, Rizzo was one of five Round Rock officers who fired their weapons after police reported Tolentino opened fire at officers.
Ababao had previous encounters with Round Rock police involving family violence, and officers had previously responded to the Phoenix Way residence. Less than two weeks before his death, he had been arrested on an allegation of assault causing bodily injury to a family member.
The Texas Rangers are investigating Rizzo's fatal shooting of Ababao, with the Round Rock Police Department and Williamson County District Attorney's Office also involved in the investigation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/1-dead-2-critically-hurt-after-round-rock-police-shooting-during-domestic-violence-call
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/crime/round-rock-shooting-police-suspect-reece-ababao/269-495bf098-fd24-43d1-83c9-91a8ee2816e8
https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/round-rock-police-identify-suspect-fatally-shot-by-officer-say-he-stabbed-parents
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/round-rock-officer-involved-shooting
https://www.roundrocktexas.gov/news/round-rock-police-department-responds-to-shooting/