Leander-Area Man Dies After Ex-Wife Allegedly Stabs Him

LEANDER, TX — Sheriff's officials are investigating the death of a Leander man who allegedly broke into his ex-wife's home before being stabbed, officials said Saturday.

The incident occurred just past noon on Friday along the 22000 block of Cold Spring Drive, Travis County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Kristen Dark said in a press advisory. The caller stated her ex-husband forced himself into her home before she stabbed him, prompting him to leave.

Deputies located the injured man while medics with Austin-Travis County EMS performed life-saving measures. Those resuscitation efforts proved futile, however, and the man was pronounced dead at 12:52 p.m., according to the sheriff's office report.

The dead man was identified as Samuel Robert Sharp, 31, of Leander, police said.

The sheriff's office is now working with the Travis County District Attorney's office on the case now being investigated as a homicide, Dark said. No charges have been filed as yet, she added.

In an email to Patch on Wednesday, Oct. 17, a Leander city official noted the incident occurred in an unincorporated area of Williamson County, not in the city of Leander.

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