Kyle Police Department Arrests Kyle Man for Murder

KYLE, TEXAS –– The Kyle Police Department arrested a 43-year-old man for murder following a welfare concern call in the early morning hours of Friday, Feb. 23. 

At approximately 3:19 a.m. on Feb. 23, Kyle Police Officers responded to a welfare concern call at a residence on the 400 block of Waterloo Drive. Upon arrival, officers located an unconscious adult female with severe blunt force trauma injuries. The woman was treated by EMS personnel and transported to Ascension Seton Hays Hospital where she later died as a result of her injuries.  

A male subject, Marco Sanchez, of Kyle, was located at the residence and placed in custody. Sanchez is charged with murder and is being held at the Hays County Law Enforcement Center. An additional charge of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child based on a warrant from the Austin Police Department was also added.  

An autopsy has been ordered by Hays County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Beth Smith.  

Police are asking anyone that may have any additional information to please contact the Kyle Police Department at 512-268-3232 or submit a tip anonymously to the Hays County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-324-TIPS (8477), online at callcrimestoppers.com, or by using the P3 Tips app on your smartphone. 

This investigation is ongoing, and Kyle Police are not available for interviews at this time. 

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The City of Kyle is located in the heart of the I-35 Innovation Corridor, just 26 miles south of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport & 50 miles north of San Antonio International Airport. Kyle is the second largest city in Hays County and is poised to become the largest — with a population that grew from 5,000 citizens in 2000 to just over 50,000 in 2020. We are the designated Pie Capital of Texas and home of the annual Pie in the Sky Hot Air Balloon Festival. For more information, go to CityofKyle.com.