AUSTIN, Texas — Police have identified the man found dead outside a South Austin home early Wednesday and say he was shot by the homeowner after breaking into the house.
Dmario Antonie Jones, 24, entered a home in the 200 block of Virtus Bend, went into a bedroom and was shot by the homeowner during the burglary, according to a preliminary investigation by the Austin Police Department.
Officers were called to the home at 3:51 a.m. and found Jones with apparent gunshot wounds, police said.
Austin-Travis County EMS tried to save him, but he was pronounced dead at 4:10 a.m.
The homeowner was interviewed by homicide detectives and has been fully cooperative, police said. The homeowner was released, and no charges have been filed.
On Wednesday, Officer Aaron Townsend said that officers found the man with “obvious trauma to his body” in the home’s front yard.
Jones’ death came less than an hour after a man was found dead inside an apartment on Springdale Road in East Austin. Police said the two cases are not connected.
Anyone with information is asked to call Austin police at 512-974-8477. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Capital Area Crime Stoppers at austincrimestoppers.org or by calling 512-472-8477.