Austin police investigate 89th homicide of 2021 at Southeast Austin apartment complex
One person was detained early Saturday as Austin police investigates what led to the death of a man found at an apartment in Southeast Austin late Friday.
Officers responded at 11:55 p.m. Friday to multiple 911 calls about a disturbance at an apartment complex in the 1800 block of Grove Boulevard near East Riverside Drive.
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They were informed that the incident could be related to a home that was burglarized, said officer Alexandra Parker, a police spokeswoman.
When officers arrived at the complex, they found a man in his 30s who was not conscious or breathing, Parker said. Police and emergency medical personnel tried to treat the man but he was pronounced dead at 12:38 a.m., Parker said.
As of Saturday morning, police did not release any new information about the death, which Parker said was Austin's 89th homicide of the year.
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Homicide detectives on Saturday continued to investigate the incident, which they think was an isolated incident that poses no immediate threat to the public.
Anyone who has more information about the incident can call the Austin police homicide tip line at 512-477-3588.
Austin American-Statesman reporter Natalia Contreras can be reached at 512-626-4036 or ncontreras@statesman.com. Follow her on Twitter and Facebook, @NataliaECG.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Austin reaches 89 homicides in 2021 as police investigate death
