1 dead, 1 taken in for questioning after incident in north Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said one person was found dead in north Austin late Friday night after a 911 caller asked for help and then hung up.

According to APD, the call came in around 10:55 p.m. with an address in the 9800 block of Halifax Drive, which is near Dessau Road and East Runberg Lane.

APD said 911 attempted a callback, but no one answered.

Austin-Travis County EMS arrived at the scene first and found a person with “obvious trauma to their body,” according to APD.