Sherles Machado-Hernandez, 33, was found guilty Thursday of capital murder of multiple persons in the October 2024 deaths of Francis Kaina Anseume-Corredor, 27, and Bryan Florentino Flores-Alvarez, 19, according to the Travis County district attorney’s office. The conviction carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
“Our office hopes this conviction honors the victims, whose lives were tragically cut short, and that it continues to help their families heal,” Travis County District Attorney José Garza said in a statement.
Austin police found Anseume-Corredor and Flores-Alvarez dead from gunshot wounds inside a vehicle in the 1800 block of Burton Drive on Oct. 14, 2024. Investigators later reviewed surveillance footage showing the victims’ vehicle entering the apartment complex parking lot about 2:50 a.m., followed roughly 35 minutes later by a gray SUV that police said closely resembled Machado-Hernandez’s.
Police arrested Machado-Hernandez later that day after officers stopped a vehicle driven by one of his relatives and found him hiding in the back seat, according to prosecutors. A crossbody bag inside the vehicle contained Machado-Hernandez’s two cellphones, more than $2,400 in cash and his brother’s identification.
His arrest came hours after police issued an Amber Alert for Anseume-Corredor’s three children, who had not initially been accounted for after the killings. The children were later found safe.
Machado-Hernandez was indicted on the capital murder charge in December 2024. Jury selection began July 31, and prosecutors began presenting evidence Aug. 3 before jurors returned the guilty verdict Thursday.