Austin police investigate North Austin homicide

Austin police investigate North Austin homicide

Detectives with the Austin Police Department are investigating the 37th homicide of 2025 after a man died early Sunday morning.

AUSTIN - Detectives with the Austin Police Department are investigating the 37th homicide of 2025 after a man died early Sunday morning.

Homicide investigation in the 9800 block of north IH35

North Austin Homicide

What we know:

On Sunday morning, officers were called to northbound I-35 Frontage Road near east Rundberg Lane just before 2:40 a.m. for reports of a man with injuries.

When Austin police and EMS arrived, they attempted life-saving measures, but the man was pronounced dead at 3:25 a.m.

What we don't know:

Investigators say they are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the man's death.

The man's identity has not been released, but investigators say they are interviewing people who were with him that night.

Local perspective:

That case marked the fourth homicide in Central Texas in less than a week. 

"As far as this string of incidents that we’ve had recently, most of them have been isolated incidents, situations that have happened between people who know each other so there’s not much we can give you on that those thing just happen we don't have a lot of control over that," said Officer Aaron Townsend of the Austin Police Department. 

What you can do:

If anyone has information about the incident, you're encouraged to call 512-477-3588 or 512-472-TIPS.

This is a developing story.