2 people found dead in South Austin home: APD

2 found dead in South Austin home

The Austin Police Department is investigating two homicides after a check welfare call led officers to two bodies inside a South Austin home Saturday.

AUSTIN, Texas - Two people were found dead in a home Saturday afternoon, prompting a homicide investigation in South Austin.

The Austin Police Department says shortly after noon, Sept. 21, Austin 911 was contacted by someone requesting a welfare check on the residents of a home in the 2300 block of Brookhill Drive, off Menchaca Road, across from Garrison Park.

When officers arrived and entered the home, they found two bodies with multiple trauma wounds. Officers cleared the home and took a person of interest into custody.

That person is currently being interviewed by homicide detectives, according to APD. It is currently unknown if the person was found inside the home.

Brookhill Drive homicide investigation

Two people were found dead in a home on Brookhill Drive off Menchaca Road in South Austin. A person of interest is in custody, according to the Austin Police Department.

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APD is investigating this incident as Austin's 44th and 45th homicides of 2024.

This is believed to be an isolated incident with no ongoing threat to the public, says APD.

Police and crime scene tape blocked off the home as neighbors and family gathered in shock.

An attorney for the family declined to comment.

Austin police chose not to release any more information about the victims or how they died. Police have not released any more information about the suspect either.