Two boys are exposed to capital murder for murder after the man recovered a stolen car

Austin, Texas – A 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy are confronted with charges for murder in the capital after a man was shot while trying to regain his stolen car in the Southeast Austin.

It happened on May 3 at the intersection of the Ross Road and the Thome Valley Drive around 3:30 a.m.

The police say that the 20-year-old Anthony Salas was also overlooked when he tried to restore his family's stolen car near the del Valle Elementary School.

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Last week APD asked the public to identify interests who were captured in surveillance videos that they believed in the break -in of cars in South and East Austin.

The two boys are charged with terrorist threat to the capital murder.

This is Austin's 23rd murder examination of 2025.