An Austin man was found dead in a vehicle Saturday morning near Uhland.
Hays County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of Grist Mill Road and South Plum Creek Road at about 10:45 a.m. Saturday regarding a suspicious vehicle whose single occupant appeared to be covered in blood, a press release from the sheriff’s office said. Deputies determined that the occupant, a white male, had suffered gunshot wounds. He was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. The man was identified as 25-year-old Matthew Aaron Kellas from Austin.
Shortly after receiving the call about the suspicious vehicle, the sheriff’s office received a call from a woman who said a man had tried to break into her residence and that she fired a gun at the man. The woman’s home was near where the man was found in the vehicle.
