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Valente Garcia-Hernandez, a 35-year-old Hispanic man, was killed in Austin, Texas, on August 20, 2017. The death was first reported as a hit-and-run, but an autopsy showed he had been shot and then run over, prompting homicide detectives to take over the case.

Investigators have identified 28-year-old Gustavo Sandoval Linana as the primary suspect. Authorities believe Linana shot Garcia-Hernandez and then ran over his body with a vehicle, then fled to Mexico. Linana is wanted on a first-degree murder charge and is being sought by the U.S. Marshals Service as armed and dangerous.

The death was recorded as the 20th homicide in Austin that year. The Travis County Medical Examiner’s office and Austin police have been working the investigation, and authorities continue to seek information from anyone who may know Linana’s whereabouts or who saw events around August 20, 2017.