Woman killed at South Austin apartment complex: APD

A woman is dead after an incident at a South Austin apartment complex Wednesday afternoon.

What we know:

APD shared around 3:41 p.m. June 17 that officers were at the scene of a homicide in the 7700 block of the south I-35 northbound service road, between William Cannon Drive and E Slaughter Lane.

In a press briefing, APD Ofc Austin Zarling said that Austin 911 received multiple calls for a shoot/stab hotshot response at the Waters at Bluff Springs.

When officers arrived on scene, they found a Hispanic woman in her 40s with trauma to her body, outside in a public area of the complex.

At 1:50 p.m., she was pronounced dead at the scene.

What we don't know:

Zarling says APD currently has no information on a suspect, how many people may have been involved, or what led up to the incident.

There is also no information available on how the woman exactly died.

What you can do:

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact APD at 512-477-3588 or Capital Area Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS.

This is being investigated as Austin's 29th homicide of 2026.

The Source: Information in this report comes from the Austin Police Department

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