Man dies, suspect in custody after stabbing in North Austin: APD
AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department is investigating a homicide after a man was stabbed and died at the hospital on Friday morning.
On Oct. 4 at around 10:18 a.m., APD officers responded to the 6000 block of the North I-35 northbound service road in North Austin for reports of a stabbing. Multiple callers reported two men were chasing each other and one was stabbed.
When officers arrived, they found a man in his 60s with stab wounds.
ATCEMS responded to the scene at 10:19 a.m. and took him to a local trauma center with critical, life-threatening injuries. He was later pronounced dead at 10:48 a.m.
Officers found Todd Wimberly, 31, walking around with a bloody knife. He also had significant amounts of blood on him.
He was taken into custody and transported to the Travis County Jail. Wimberly was charged with first-degree murder.
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This is an isolated incident with no further threat to the public, says APD.
This is being investigated as Austin's 50th homicide of 2024.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Austin Police Department at 512-974-TIPS. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or by calling 512-472-8477. A reward up to $1,000 may be available for any information that leads to an arrest.