Austin Police Department detectives are investigating the second homicide of 2025 after a body was found at an apartment complex in east Austin overnight.

Austin police are investigating what they say is the city's second homicide of 2025 after a body was found early Thursday morning in Central East Austin. According to the Austin Police Department (APD),

Body found in East Austin parking lot Police responded to 9-1-1 call at around 1:30 a.m. AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department is investigating after a body was found in East Austin. Police say officers responded after a 9-1-1 call at around 1:30 a.

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.