Texas Self-Defense: Jarrell homeowner fatally shot burglar, sheriff's office says :: 05/12/2023

A homeowner in Jarrell shot and killed a man who had broken into a house on Thursday, according to the Williamson County sheriff's office.

Investigators identified the man who died as 29-year-old Juan Sanchez-Palafox, according to a sheriff's news release. No one has been charged in the shooting. There was no information about where Sanchez-Palafox was from, said Gracie Perez, a sheriff's spokeswoman.

Deputies responded to a call at midnight on Wednesday about a burglary-in-progress at the home in the 6000 block of County Road 239, the release said. It said that when deputies arrived, Sanchez-Palafox was dead.

Anyone with more information is asked to call the sheriff's office at (512) 943-1400.

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