Two boys, ages 12 and 13, charged with capital murder after man shot, killed in Del Valle

AUSTIN, Texas — A 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy are facing capital murder charges after a man was shot and killed while trying to recover his stolen car in Del Valle this month.

The Austin Police Department said the juvenile suspects are both charged with capital murder by terror threat over the May 3 incident.

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. 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…

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