The attached video originally aired on Jan. 8, 2026.
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — More than $4,000-worth of THC vape cartridges was allegedly at the center of Travis County’s first homicide of 2026, according to an arrest affidavit filed on Jan. 15 by a Travis County Sheriff’s Office detective.
The fatal shooting happened on Jan. 7, shortly before midnight, at a gas station near Del Valle. TCSO identified the deceased as 19-year-old Ashwyn Basil.
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Nicholas Thomas, 19, was charged with one felony count of first-degree murder. His attorney has declined to comment on the case to KXAN…