Originally, police said detectives were investigating the incident as a suspicious death and not a homicide. In an update Monday afternoon, police confirmed the case had become a murder investigation after the autopsy detailed “sharp force injuries” and trauma on the victim’s body.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Saturday, the Austin Police Department confirmed it was investigating a homicide in southeast Austin. According to police, the initial call came in at approximately 4 a.m. for a fire in the 1700 block of Nelms Drive, near Interstate 35 and William Cannon Drive.

Austin police are investigating the city's first homicide of 2025 after discovering a deceased male at a fire site in a transient camp. The incident occurred early

Have you seen him? Austin police are looking for a person of interest in connection to a deadly Southeast Austin shooting.

AUSTIN, Texas — Police are investigating after a death in southeast Austin on Saturday. According to the Austin Police Department, the incident happened in the 1700 block of Nelms Drive, near Interstate 35 and East Stassney Lane. Police did say whether the incident was being investigated as a homicide. No other details are available at this time.

AUSTIN - Austin Police are investigating a suspicious death after a man's body was found early Saturday morning. What We Know: APD says they were called to a fire in a wooded area