Overview
- The crash occurred Sunday at about 2:58 p.m. when officers found a vehicle against a fence at Briar Hill Drive and Woodland Avenue with an adult male who was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Austin Police are treating the death as a homicide and the department’s release calls it the city’s 39th homicide of 2026 while one local report cited the 38th, creating a public discrepancy in the count.
- Witnesses told officers a suspect fled before police arrived and was described as a young Hispanic male, late teens to early 20s, slender, about 5'6", wearing black clothing and a black backpack worn on his chest.
- Homicide detectives and Austin Forensic Science Crime Scene Specialists are canvassing the area, interviewing witnesses and collecting surveillance video and other evidence; no arrests or identity releases have been made.
- Police have asked anyone with information to call APD at 512-974-TIPS or submit an anonymous tip to Capital Area Crime Stoppers at austincrimestoppers.org or 512-472-8477 as the investigation continues.