Overview
- Officers conducted a welfare check at 11:29 a.m. on Feb. 14 at 6715 Windrift Way after a report that Megan Montgomery had not reported to work.
- Using a key from family, police entered the home and found Megan Montgomery, 39, and Samuel Rios, 47, deceased with apparent traumatic injuries.
- Preliminary findings indicate Rios fatally stabbed Montgomery before taking his own life, according to Austin police.
- The incident is classified as Austin’s eighth homicide of 2026.
- Anyone with information is asked to call 512-974-TIPS or submit an anonymous tip to Capital Area Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477 or austincrimestoppers.org.