Buda homicide suspect in custody, charged with murder

Buda murder person-of-interest in custody

A person of interest has been taken in to custody after a man was shot to death in Buda early Thursday morning. It happened at a travel center off of I-35.

BUDA, Texas - A man was found dead of gunshot wounds at a Buda gas station overnight, and the Hays County Sheriff's Office says a suspect is in custody.

Investigators say they were called to the Insta-Fuel Travel Center on I-35 in Buda for a report of an unconscious man by the gas pumps around 12:05 a.m. Thursday morning.

When deputies arrived, they found a man dead of apparent gunshot wounds.

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The suspect vehicle is described as a dark-colored four-door Chevrolet pickup truck with damage to the front passenger side bumper. Deputies say the Chevrolet truck is equipped with chrome door handles and black rims with chrome center caps. (Hays County Sheriff's Office)

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The convenience store’s surveillance cameras captured the incident, and deputies were able to identify the suspect vehicle as a dark-colored four-door Chevrolet pickup truck with damage to the front passenger side bumper.

Identifying information of the suspect vehicle was sent to patrol deputies. At approximately 7 p.m. Thursday evening, a patrol deputy observed the vehicle and attempted to pull it over. After a short vehicle and foot pursuit, the suspect, 27-year-old Omar Guadalupe Galvan-Ochoa, was located and arrested.

Omar Guadalupe Galvan-Ochoa mugshot. (Courtesy Hays County Sheriff.)

Galvan-Ochoa was charged with Evading Arrest with a Vehicle and First Degree Murder. Further charges may be pending.

If you have information regarding this investigation, contact Sergeant Mark Opiela with the Hays County Sheriff’s Office at 512-393-7896. You can also contact Crime Stoppers anonymously by calling 1-800-324-TIPS or you can submit your information on-line to Tip Line P3tips.com as well as submit a tip on the Hays County Sheriff’s Office App.