'They're taxed': APD detectives busy after recent rash of homicides

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin police held a news conference on Tuesday after at least four homicides happened in city limits within a week.

While officers said that count is a little higher than the same time last year, the crimes are keeping homicide detectives especially busy.

4 homicides in 1 week: Austin police give update on investigations

Police Chief Lisa Davis said hours earlier at a breakfast with downtown leaders the staffing situation "would be stabilized" in about two to three years.