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Tuesday, June 20th, 2017

Man shot, then run over with car, in San Marcos

A man was fatally shot and run over by his own car last night in San Marcos.

Wednesday, March 1st, 2017

Two arrested in murder police say stemmed from botched drug deal

Two men have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in San Marcos last month.

Friday, January 6th, 2017

Live: Press conference on homicide of 5-year-old girl near Kyle

Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler and District Attorney Wes Mau have scheduled a press conference at 3 p.m. today on the homicide of a 5-year-old girl in the Green Pastures subdivision east of Kyle.

Sunday, March 27th, 2016

Kyle man charged in girlfriend’s fatal shooting

UPDATED 12:43 p.m. MARCH 27 | The Kyle Police Department is investigating a shooting at a home in the 100 block of Grant Way where a woman was found dead in the driveway.

Saturday, February 6th, 2016

Updated: Affidavit tells strange tale of suicide attempt, then murder at San Marcos apartment complex

A San Marcos man charged with the city‘s first homicide of the year told investigators he killed his roommate after the suspect agreed to be suffocated with a pillow by the victim, but then changed his mind.

Friday, February 5th, 2016

Video: San Marcos police dispatched to check on victim hours before murder

Hours before 20-year-old Francisco Sierra was fatally shot in the head Friday morning, San Marcos police were dispatched to check on his welfare at the request of a crisis hotline operator concerned about his mental health.

Friday, February 5th, 2016

San Marcos police arrest suspect in homicide at Villagio apartments

San Marcos police have a suspect in custody after a man was found dead in his home at the Villagio Apartments at 1850 Aqaurena Springs Drive.

Friday, January 8th, 2016

Video: Hundreds attend candlelight vigil for murdered San Marcos alumna

Friends mourned San Marcos area native Sara Mutschlechner’s death — and celebrated her life — with a candlelight vigil on Thursday following her funeral. The 20-year-old University of North Texas undergraduate was gunned down in her car...

Tuesday, January 5th, 2016

Man arrested in Arizona for murder of Sara Mutschlechner

A man arrested in Yuma, Ariz. this morning by U.S. marshals is charged with murder in the New Years Day homicide of Sara Mutschlechner, a 20-year-old San Marcos High School alumna and former Martindale resident.

Friday, January 1st, 2016

San Marcos High School alumna dies from gunshot wound in ‘road rage’ tragedy

WITH VIDEO | A 20-year-old former Martindale resident died in a north Texas hospital today after being shot in the head during what police have a characterized as an early morning road rage incident.

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