APD investigating homicide in Northeast Austin

Police say one man is dead after an apparent homicide in Northeast Austin. Detectives say around 1:30 a.m. a passerby called 911 to report a man's body in the sidewalk along Norwood Park Boulevard.

When officers arrived they say they found a white man in his late 30's with obvious signs of trauma to his body. Austin Travis County EMS pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

Police are interviewing witnesses. At this point police do not have a suspect in custody but they do believe the suspect knew the victim.