KYLE -- The Hays County Sheriff's Office arrested Abraham Herrera in relation to a drive-by shooting that took place in November.
During the early morning hours of Nov. 3, deputies were dispatched to a shots-fired call in the 500 block of Santa Fe Run in Kyle. Upon arrival, deputies discovered that the homeowner, who had been asleep inside the residence, sustained serious injuries as a result of an apparent drive-by shooting. Investigators responded to the scene and determined the residence had been struck multiple times by gunfire, stated an HCSO news release. Several spent shell casings were recovered from the roadway in front of the home.
While speaking with the homeowner and other family members, investigators determined the incident appeared to be a random act with no identifiable motive.
Then, on Nov. 12, Herrera was arrested for a shooting incident in which an AR-style firearm was seized from his possession and on Dec. 1, investigators became aware of a very similar drive-by shooting that occurred in Martindale, the weekend following Thanksgiving. The suspect in that case, Herrera, was taken into custody shortly after the offense. Hays County investigators were provided digital evidence by the Texas Rangers that helped establish Herrera as the likely suspect in both incidents.
HCSO then arrested Herrera Dec. 19 on an outstanding warrant issued by the Texas Rangers. On Dec. 22, with the assistance of the Austin Police Department, investigators were able to definitively link the spent shell casings recovered from the Kyle shooting scene to the AR-style firearm previously seized from Herrera.
Herrera was charged Dec. 23 with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a first-degree felony. He remains in custody in Hays County and bond has not been set. This investigation was a collaborative effort involving multiple agencies, including the Martindale Police Department, the Texas Rangers, the Austin Police Department and HCSO.
No further information is available at this time.
