Southeast Austin community shaken after man shot and killed retrieving stolen car

AUSTIN, Texas — A southeast Austin neighborhood is on edge Monday night after a man was shot and then hit by a vehicle while trying to recover a stolen car over the weekend.

The incident happened at Ross Road and Thome Valley Drive, near Del Valle Elementary. People who live there say what happened this weekend is unlike anything they’ve heard of.

They’re calling for more of the Austin police’s presence after the city’s 23rd homicide of the year happened right near this intersection…

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