AUSTIN, Texas — The Travis County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) has arrested a man in connection with a homicide that occurred on Thursday evening.
According to officials, TCSO deputies received a call just before 5:30 p.m., asking for a welfare check on a woman – identified as 38-year-old Precious Angel Rucker – in the 1700 block of Wells Branch Parkway.
Upon arrival, deputies located Rucker dead with obvious injuries. Detectives searched the home during the night.
The TCSO identified 21-year-old Wanya Kasean Smith as the suspect in the case. Deputies believe Smith murdered his sister and then tampered with evidence.
Smith was located overnight Friday and taken into custody. He was booked into the Travis County Jail and charged with murder.
This case marks the TCSO's fifth homicide investigation of 2023.