{"id":349473,"date":"2026-06-25T04:31:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/349473\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T04:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:31:18","slug":"elderly-man-found-dead-in-southeast-austin-apd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/349473\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly man found dead in Southeast Austin: APD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ult04nruqmmxd9on.jpg\" alt=\"Elderly man found dead in SE Austin\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\"\/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ult04nruqmmxd9on.jpg\" alt=\"Elderly man found dead in SE Austin\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"vod-poster-image\" data-v-6546b402=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">AUSTIN, Texas &#8211; The Austin Police Department is investigating a homicide in Southeast Austin.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">This is being investigated as Austin&#8217;s 31st homicide.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTBC\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Police said on June 24, just after 11 a.m., officers responded to the 5100 block of Lambs Lane, off Meadow Lake Boulevard and E. William Cannon Drive, in reference to a welfare call. The 911 caller said they hadn&#8217;t heard from their friend in a week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">When officers arrived, they found a man with obvious trauma to his body. He was pronounced dead on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/liqc008gyhfn2phs.jpg\" alt=\"FULL: APD gives update on SE Austin homicide\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\"\/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/liqc008gyhfn2phs.jpg\" alt=\"FULL: APD gives update on SE Austin homicide\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"vod-poster-image\" data-v-6546b402=\"\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Police said the man was in his 70s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Detectives are investigating.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTBC\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Police did not say if an arrest had been made or how the man was killed.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">If anyone has any information on the incident, call the Austin Police Department tipline at (512) 477-3588.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information from the Austin Police Department<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/travis-county\/austin\/southeast-austin\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southeast Austin<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas &#8211; The Austin Police Department is investigating a homicide in Southeast Austin. 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