Jan 04, 2025
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that the Austin Police Department is investigating the incident as a suspicious death. Police previously told KXAN that it was investigating the incident as a homicide. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Police are investigating after a body was found after a fire in a wooded area of southeast Austin. Austin Police responded to an agency assist hotshot call around 3:50 a.m. Saturday in the 1700 block of Nelms Drive, near Interstate 35 and William Cannon Drive. Police said the Austin Fire Department extinguished a fire at a homeless camp and found a man dead. Police said detectives are investigating this as a suspicious death but not a homicide. Police said the investigation is ongoing, and there is no suspect in the death. An APD spokesperson said homeless camp fires happen on a regular basis, especially during the winter time.
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