In the early morning of Monday, January 12, 2026, 40-year-old Jorge Seferino Hernandez-Perez, a Hispanic male, was found deceased in Austin, Texas. Officers were first dispatched about 5:27 a.m. to the 1100 block of South Meadows Drive after a caller reported hearing gunshots across the street. Investigators recovered shell casings at that scene.

About 6:08 a.m., a second caller reported an unconscious, non-breathing person at 9806 Middle Fiskville Road. Emergency responders located the body, later identified as Seferino Hernandez-Perez, and police linked his death to the earlier shooting. The case is being investigated as Austin’s fifth homicide of 2026. No suspect information has been released and the investigation is ongoing; a reward of up to $1,000 is offered for information leading to an arrest.

If anyone has information about either the shots reported on South Meadows Drive or the discovery on Middle Fiskville Road, please contact the Austin Police Department.