During the early morning hours of November 3, deputies with the Hays County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a shots-fired call in the 500 block of Santa Fe Run in Kyle, TX. 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. 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.
On November 12, days after the Santa Fe drive-by shooting, Abraham Herrera was arrested for a shooting incident in which an AR-style firearm was seized from his possession.
On December 1, investigators became aware of a very similar drive-by shooting that occurred in Martindale, TX, the weekend following Thanksgiving. The suspect in that case, Abraham 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.
On December 19, Herrera was arrested by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office on an outstanding warrant issued by the Texas Rangers. On December 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.
Abraham Herrera has been charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, a first-degree felony. He remains in custody in Hays County and bond has not been set.
