Deputies said Joshua Dahan is accused of killing three family members inside a home near Lake Pflugerville.
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — A 27-year-old Pflugerville man was charged with capital murder after deputies found his parents and older brother shot to death Thursday morning inside a Travis County home, authorities said.
Joshua Dahan was booked into the Travis County Jail after investigators tied him to the deaths of Armand Dahan, 62, Jami Dahan, 63, and Noah Dahan, 31. The case began as a welfare check after a relative reported that one person in the home had not shown up for work. Sheriff’s officials described the deaths as an isolated incident, but said the investigation remained active Friday.
Deputies were called at 8:29 a.m. Thursday to the 17900 block of Civorno Drive, a residential area near Lake Pflugerville. The home has a Pflugerville mailing address but sits outside city limits, placing it under the Travis County Sheriff’s Office. When deputies arrived, they found three adults dead inside. Officials first described the victims only as a man and woman believed to be in their 60s and a man believed to be in his 30s. The victims were later identified after medical examiner confirmation and family notification. “Shocking, everybody’s shocked I guess,” one neighbor told FOX 7 Austin after police vehicles filled the street.
All three victims had gunshot wounds, authorities said. Investigators quickly identified Joshua Dahan as a person of interest and found his vehicle near Norwood Park Boulevard in North Austin, almost 17 miles from the home. He was detained without incident at about 11:45 a.m. with help from the U.S. Marshals Service and Austin police. Deputies later said Dahan had been booked at 4:57 p.m. Thursday on a capital murder charge. As of Friday evening, officials had not released a motive, a detailed shooting timeline or information about the weapon used.
The case brought a large law enforcement response to two locations: the Civorno Drive home and the North Austin area where Dahan was found. Crime scene personnel remained at the home as investigators worked to document evidence, review the welfare-check call and determine when the shootings occurred. Sheriff’s officials said the deaths marked the seventh homicide investigation of the year in their jurisdiction. No other suspects had been announced, and authorities said they did not believe there was an ongoing threat to the public.
Neighbors described the area as a quiet, family-centered neighborhood where people often walk, run, ride bikes and wait with children near school bus stops. One neighbor said the street looked normal early Thursday before deputies arrived later in the morning. Ana Fantini, who lives nearby, said the neighborhood is “very, very friendly” and includes many families with children. The scene was especially unsettling because the home sits in a residential stretch close to Lake Pflugerville, an area more often associated with parks, trails and suburban traffic than a homicide investigation.
Local records reported after the arrest showed Dahan had prior Travis County cases, including a 2024 state-jail felony possession charge that prosecutors did not pursue and a misdemeanor unlawful carry of a weapon case that was later dismissed. Those records did not explain what investigators believe happened inside the home Thursday. Officials also had not said whether Dahan lived at the Civorno Drive address, whether any emergency calls came from the home before the welfare-check request or whether relatives had reported earlier concerns.
Capital murder is one of the most serious charges under Texas law. The charge can apply when prosecutors allege more than one person was killed during the same criminal transaction. The next steps are expected to include court filings that could give more detail about the evidence, the alleged sequence of events and whether prosecutors believe there were aggravating factors. Investigators also are expected to continue interviewing relatives, neighbors and anyone who had contact with the family before the welfare check.
By Friday, authorities had identified all three victims, confirmed the family relationships and named Joshua Dahan as the person charged in the case. The investigation remained open, and no public court document had yet laid out a full motive or timeline for the shootings.
Author note: Last updated May 8, 2026.