AUSTIN, Texas - A man shot and killed early Wednesday morning was in the middle of burglarizing a South Austin home, Austin police say.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Austin homicides: Police investigating 2 separate cases What they're saying: Austin police responded to a report of a burglary at a home in the 200 block of Virtus Bend just before 4 a.m. When officers arrived, they found 24-year-old Dmario Antonie Jones with gunshot wounds.

EMS attempted life-saving measures, but Jones was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:10 a.m. A preliminary investigation determined that Jones entered the home and went into the bedroom.