Sibling of weekend shooting victim speaks as brother recovers; suspected teens also linked to car theft

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An early morning phone call is something Shannon Swank said she will never forget.

“She’s just hysterical, yelling, ‘Sean was shot, Sean was shot!’” Swank recalled.

On the other end of the line was her sister-in-law — delivering devastating news. Swank’s twin brother, Sean, a self-employed real estate agent, was shot while walking his dog in his own neighborhood. Investigators said the shooting was random.

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Swank said her brother told her it unfolded in seconds…

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