UHLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT
Andrew Farias, an 18-year-old recent graduate of San Marcos High School, was shot and killed outside of a residence on Rocky Road, which is off of Highway 21 outside of San Marcos city limits, at approximately 1 a.m. on May 25, according to a statement from the Uhland Police Department. The suspect Chad Lee-Gardner was booked into the Travis County Jail on a warrant for the charge of murder around 12:12 a.m. on May 27.
The preliminary investigation indicates that an altercation took place, during which a firearm was produced by Lee-Gardner. Farias sustained a gunshot wound and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Lee-Gardner fled the scene before officers arrived.
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