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Texas man guns down his ex-girlfriend’s new lover after tracking his location through an app and texting him pictures of a gun
- Eric LaMountain fatally shot Gavin Wood around 3 a.m. on Jan. 10, affidavit says
- LaMountain, 35, used a location-sharing app to find his ex-girlfriend at her house.
- The couple broke up just two days earlier after she discovered the affair with Wood.
- LaMountain is charged with first degree murder and is being held on $1 million bail.
A Texas man allegedly shot and killed his ex-girlfriend’s new lover after tracking her location through an app and warning her: “I told you what I would do if you ever cheated on me.”
Eric LaMountain, 35, shot Gavin Wood around 3 a.m. Jan. 10 “after an altercation,” Austin police said.
Wood, 37 and the father of one, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest on the sidewalk in the 1400 block of South Meadows Drive. He died on the spot. LaMountain fled but was arrested less than an hour later.
LaMountain’s ex-girlfriend told police he had found out she was cheating on him with Wood in late December after using a location-sharing app and discovering she was at his house.
She admitted to the affair and broke up with LaMountain on January 8.
Two days after the breakup, she received a text from LaMountain while she was at Wood’s home, according to the affidavit.
Eric LaMountain, 35, shot Gavin Wood around 3 a.m. Jan. 10 “after an altercation,” Austin police said.
Wood (pictured with an unknown woman and child) died at the scene after LaMountain allegedly shot him.
An Austin Police Department patrol car at the scene of the crime on January 10.
“I told you what I would do if you ever cheated on me and I still have his address,” he allegedly told her.
She asked him if he would kill her, and he replied, ‘Not you.’
He sent photos of a gun and a screenshot from a ride-sharing app that showed him heading to Wood’s house.
The woman told Wood about the messages, but he didn’t think LaMountain posed a real threat, so he stayed and insisted she go home.
While driving home, LaMountain called her to tell her that he had killed Wood, according to the affidavit.
LaMountain, who is charged with first-degree murder, allegedly admitted to police that he had dressed completely in black before taking a carpool to Wood’s house.
He allegedly told police that he hit Wood over the head with a pistol in his front yard.
LaMountain claimed that Wood turned to flee and shot him.
‘LaMountain said he fired his firearm until it was empty and the slide locked in the rear,’ records obtained by KXAN saying.
Wood, who is leaving behind a six-year-old son, was described by friends and family as someone who “had a way of making everyone feel special.”
Wood, who is leaving behind a six-year-old son, was described by friends and family as someone who “had a way of making everyone feel special.”
In an online fundraising post, Wood’s friend Erica Moreno wrote: “He was a no-nonsense type of man who could always make you laugh on your worst days and even on his worst days he would still give you a big smile and made me feel.” Welcome.
“He was just a joy to be around and someone you would be proud to consider a friend.”
‘Gavin was an incredible provider for his family. He worked hard to make sure his loved ones always had what they needed.’
Travis County court documents show LaMountain was charged with murder and a judge set bail at $1 million.
LaMountain remains in the Travis County Jail as of Monday, records show.
His next hearing is scheduled for February 3, 2023 in Travis County 460 District Court in Austin.