An Austin man was killed Saturday morning after authorities say he was shot by a woman as he attempted to break into her Uhland-area home.
Authorities received a call around 10:45 a.m. Saturday in the area of Grist Mill Road and South Plum Creek Road in the Uhland area for a suspicious vehicle. According to a press release, callers reported a person inside the car who was covered in blood.
Shortly after receiving the suspicious vehicle call, authorities were then contacted by a woman who reported a man attempted to break into her house and that she discharged a firearm at him.
When authorities arrived on scene, they found a man in the car who had “suffered gunshot wounds.” The man, identified as Matthew Aaron Kellas, 35, of Austin, was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to the release.
The woman’s home was within “close proximity” to where the vehicle was located, according to the release.
No further information is available at this time. The HCSO’s Criminal Investigations Division is investigating the incident.
