Austin triple shooting: Man arrested, charged with capital murder
AUSTIN, Texas - A man was arrested and charged in connection to a deadly triple shooting that left two people dead in South Austin, police said.
Austin police said 37-year-old Hector Olvera was arrested and charged with
- Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle - Auto Theft, State Jail Felony
- Evading Arrest and Detention, State Jail Felony
- Capital Murder of Multiple Persons, Capital Felony
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This isn't Olvera’s first run in with the law. Court records revealed a lengthy criminal history for Olvera.
According to one affidavit, just a month after the triple shooting, Olvera was one of three suspects involved in a separate shooting.
The group went to a property on Turnstone Drive with plans to steal. But after an argument, the victim was shot in the leg and the three suspects drove off.
Olvera was being held Wednesday night on the three charges from the triple shooting in June, another charge from a shooting in July, stolen vehicle charges from July and September, and a mail theft charge from an incident in July.
Before this summer, Olvera had faced dozens of charges involving theft dating back to 2007.
Hector Olvera, 37
What happened on June 26?
Austin police said on Wednesday, June 26, around 11:31 p.m., officers responded to a shooting at 2317 South Pleasant Valley Road. The 911 callers said several shots were fired and people were heard screaming.
When officers arrived, they found three people with gunshot wounds. One of the victims was pronounced dead on the scene. The two other victims were taken to a local hospital.
At the hospital, a little after 7 a.m. on June 27, another victim died, police said. The third victim had life-threatening injuries and remains in critical condition.
The names of the victims who died were not identified by police. However, they were two men ages 30 and 39.