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Homicide in southeast Austin news conference
The Austin Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation after a person was found in an abandoned vehicle.
AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department says it is conducting a homicide investigation in southeast Austin after a man was found in an abandoned vehicle.
Police say APD got a 911 call at around 2:34 a.m. about the vehicle in a field in the 2900 block of 183 near Metropolis and McCall Lane.
Officers arrived to the scene at around 3:39 a.m. and found an adult man with "penetrating trauma" to his body.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 4 a.m.
Police say they believe there is no danger to the public and that this is an isolated incident.
A juvenile was also taken to a local hospital for "medical reasons" but police did not provide any information beyond that.