The Austin Police Department (APD) is currently investigating a homicide that occurred early Monday morning on Metropolis Drive in southeast Austin, near the intersection with U.S. Highway 183 and close to the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, where 1 person was killed. A body was discovered in a field in the vicinity, alongside an abandoned vehicle. Despite the early morning timing of the incident, officers were not dispatched to the scene for more than an hour. In a separate incident, the APD's SWAT team is responding to an ongoing situation in South Austin as of Tuesday night.
APD SWAT team responds to incident in South Austin https://t.co/Z560ddaNPu
APD responding to SWAT situation in south Austin | Austin Police are expected to give more details in a media briefing. READ MORE: https://t.co/w5VnJZyO3R
SWAT team called to house in South Austin https://t.co/luTy60ITb6
DEVELOPING: The Austin Police Department's SWAT team is responding to an incident in South Austin Tuesday night. https://t.co/ur2TOKhhUI
BREAKING: The Austin Police Department's SWAT team is responding to an incident in South Austin Tuesday night. https://t.co/ur2TOKhhUI
DEVELOPING: Police are investigating a shooting just south of downtown Minneapolis that killed one and injured multiple others Tuesday. https://t.co/4FDA1uPPVO
Two people were in custody after a SWAT standoff early Tuesday in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. https://t.co/cXbaAeWSM4
Austin police are investigating a homicide in southeast Austin near 183 and Metropolis that happened early Monday morning. But officers were not dispatched to the scene for more than an hour. https://t.co/r6Qsd2XGYT
Police investigating homicide after body found with abandoned vehicle near Austin airport https://t.co/o0AsMHmlZu
NEW THIS MORNING: The Austin Police Department is investigating after finding a body in a field off of U.S. Highway 183 near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. https://t.co/4HjsCd1wld
Homicide investigation in SE Austin; 1 person killed https://t.co/xBdcbwR6Gf
#BREAKING: APD is investigating a homicide on Metropolis Drive in southeast Austin. More details to come. https://t.co/JOAUliJgEL
The Austin Police Department stated a body has been found Monday morning not far from the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. https://t.co/CRDQFwYP4u