APD is searching for several people wanted for questioning.
AUSTIN, Texas — Police say a man killed in a homicide in Del Valle on Saturday was shot while trying to get his family’s stolen car back.
According to the Austin Police Department (APD), a 911 call came in just before 3 a.m. from a family reporting their vehicle was stolen from their driveway in the Sun Chase Neighborhood. At around 3:21 a.m., another 911 call reported a person had been hit by a vehicle near the intersection of Ross Road and Thome Valley Drive, near Del Valle Elementary School.
Investigators believe 20-year-old Anthony Salas was shot, hit with a vehicle and killed as he attempted to recover the stolen car near the intersection.
APD is searching for several people wanted for questioning. Police said the people were seen on multiple cameras burglarizing multiple vehicles throughout South and East Austin on Friday night into Saturday morning.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact APD at 512-974-TIPS or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 512-472-8477. A reward of up to $1,000 may be available for any information that leads to an arrest.
The incident is being investigated as Austin’s 23rd homicide of 2025.