On Monday, Austin police discovered a double homicide that prompted a manhunt and a state-wide Amber Alert. They arrested 31-year-old Sherles Gregorio Machado-Hernandez later that night. The victims were found shot in their vehicle on Burton Drive, and three children were initially unaccounted for, raising concerns for their safety, according to CBS News.
According to the KSAT, the children, Ninel, 10, Abraham, 4, and Elsi, 2, were last seen the day prior and believed to be in danger linked to their mother’s untimely death. The children were thankfully found safe later on Monday. Caught after a comprehensive search involving multiple law enforcement agencies, Hernandez was arrested in the 900 block of Fairfield Drive without further incident.
The Amber Alert, which was put into effect late Monday afternoon, listed a silver 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander as the vehicle of interest, along with descriptors of the three young children, Ninel, Abraham, and Elsi. The suspect, Hernandez, was also described and considered armed and dangerous.
Machado-Hernandez, who was taken into custody in North Central Austin, has been subsequently booked into the Travis County Jail. The nature of his relationship to the homicide victims and the Anseume children remains unspecified, which was told by police to CBS News. In the aftermath of the violent episode that left two dead, a family fractured, and a community on high alert, Austin Police Department is said to provide more details in a scheduled news conference today.
