{"id":390799,"date":"2026-07-29T16:55:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T16:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/390799\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T16:55:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T16:55:40","slug":"man-arrested-charged-with-murder-for-allegedly-shooting-roommate-in-south-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/390799\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested, charged with murder for allegedly shooting roommate in South Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donald Pyle is accused of shooting and killing his roommate, Kristan Jeansonne, early Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 A man has been booked into the Travis County Jail, accused of fatally shooting<\/a> his roommate early Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

The Austin Police Department (APD) said at 4:54 a.m. on Saturday, July 11, officers responded to a report of a shooting at 8303 Empress Blvd. When officers arrived, they found a woman \u2013 later identified as 46-year-old Kristan Jeansonne \u2013 unresponsive with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at 5:11 a.m.<\/p>\n


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APD Homicide Unit detectives and crime scene specialists responded to the scene. Police said the preliminary investigation revealed that 42-year-old Donald Pyle shot Jeansonne, his roommate, after an altercation at their home.<\/p>\n

Pyle remained on the scene and was arrested. He is currently booked in the jail, charged with first-degree murder. His bond has not been set.<\/p>\n

Anyone with any information about this shooting is asked to contact APD at 512-974-TIPS. You may also submit a tip anonymously through Capital Area Crime Stoppers online\u00a0<\/a>or by calling 512-472-8477.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is being investigated as the city’s 34th homicide of 2026.<\/p>\n

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