Three people were found shot to death inside a Pflugerville home on Thursday after a worried relative asked deputies to check on a family member who never made it to work, authorities said. Inside the house in the 17900 block of Civorno Drive, deputies discovered two older adults, a man and a woman believed to be in their 60s, along with a man in his 30s, all dead from gunshot wounds. A person of interest was taken into custody later that morning after officers tracked down a vehicle near Norwood Park Boulevard.
Welfare Check Turns into Grisly Discovery on Civorno Drive
Travis County Sheriff’s dispatchers got a 911 call around 8:29 a.m. requesting a welfare check after a resident failed to show up for work, according to CBS Austin. Deputies headed to the 17900 block of Civorno Drive, where they found three adults with gunshot wounds inside the home. Investigators said the case is being treated as a homicide while they work to positively identify the victims and notify next of kin.
Person of Interest Detained After Vehicle Tracked Near Norwood Park
Detectives quickly developed a person of interest and located a vehicle near Norwood Park Boulevard. The man tied to that vehicle was detained without incident around 11:45 a.m., FOX 7 Austin reported. The Travis County Sheriff’s Office said the U.S. Marshals Service and the Austin Police Department assisted with the detention. Officials are describing the case as isolated while detectives continue to collect evidence and chase down leads.
Detectives Seek Tips as Investigation Moves Forward
The Travis County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information to call its Major Crimes tip line at 512‑854‑1444, according to the agency’s contact page on the Travis County Sheriff's Office website. Investigators from the Criminal Investigations Division and partnering agencies are canvassing the area and reviewing potential video footage and witness statements.
Local Context
The triple killing comes on the heels of a separate deadly shooting in the Pflugerville area just one day earlier, when one person was killed and several others were wounded at a restaurant on FM 1825, according to the Houston Chronicle. Authorities have not connected the two incidents and are urging anyone with footage or information related to either case to reach out to investigators.
Anyone with tips is asked to call the TCSO tip line at 512‑854‑1444 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously. Officials say the investigation remains active and that more details will be released once the victims are positively identified and their families have been notified.
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