74-year-old man stabbed to death in Southeast Austin home,…

Assault Austin Texas in Austin, Texas: Michael Shelton, 74, was found stabbed to death inside his home in the 5100 block of Lambs Lane in Southeast Austin after a friend who had not heard from him in about a week entered the residence. Officers responding to a welfare call pronounced Shelton dead at 11:29 a.m. on Wednesday. Homicide detectives determined he had been stabbed multiple times, and the suspect fled before police arrived and has not been identified. The case marks Austin's 31st homicide of 2026.