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Austin Police Probe Two Homicides Within 24 Hours

Police describe no ongoing public threat, with both cases in very early stages.

Overview

  • Officers conducting a welfare check around 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Cannon Ridge Homes on Windrift Way found a man and a woman in their 40s dead with obvious trauma.
  • Around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, a disturbance near the Gus Garcia Recreation Center on East Rundberg Lane left a man in his 30s dead at the scene and a second person hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • APD classified the South Austin case as the city’s eighth homicide of 2026 and the North Austin case as the ninth.
  • Detectives say both incidents appear to be isolated with no ongoing threat, and they are interviewing potential witnesses while processing evidence.
  • Identities will be released after autopsies and next-of-kin notifications, and authorities request tips at the APD Homicide Tip Line (512-477-3588) or Crime Stoppers (512-472-8477).