In a matter-of-fact update that did not address the conspiracy theories swirling in right-wing media, Austin police said that Mr. White, 36, was trying to thwart his vehicle from being stolen outside his apartment complex on Sunday night when someone shot him and fled. Mr. White later died at the hospital.

Alex Jones, the founder of Infowars, said one of his reporters, Jamie White was killed in Austin. Police later confirmed his identity.

CT More details have been revealed regarding the death of longtime InfoWars reporter Jamie White. On Tuesday, the Austin Police Department said White, 36, was shot and killed in the parking lot of Chandelier Apartments at 2336 Douglas Street on Sunday evening.

A homicide investigation is underway after a reporter for the conspiracy theory platform InfoWars was shot dead outside his apartment complex in Austin, Texas.

The Austin Police Department said Jamie White was shot and killed in the parking lot of his apartment complex, possibly by people burglarizing his vehicle.

A writer for Alex Jones’ right-wing conspiracy website Infowars was killed near his Austin home late Sunday, Jones announced on a Monday broadcast. Jones said writer Jamie White, 36, was "brutally murdered" outside of a southeast Austin apartment complex Sunday night.

InfoWars writer Jamie White was shot and killed in South Austin over the weekend. APD says investigators believe White was shot and killed by suspects possibly burglarizing his vehicle.