CRIME

Detectives investigating after man found dead in Southeast Austin near airport

Serena Lin
Austin American-Statesman

UPDATE: The Travis County sheriff's office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man in his 20s to early 30s. He was last seen wearing a white ball cap over a blue durag, a white short-sleeved polo-style shirt, blue jeans and white Nike low-top shoes with a black swoosh. He is believed to be driving a white Ford two-door pickup truck.

Witnesses told deputies that they saw a verbal altercation between the victim and the man inside a business located at 5611 South U.S. 183 before the shooting in the parking lot. Anyone with information regarding the identity of the shooter or the crime is asked to call the sheriff's tip line at 512-854-1444 or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS (8477).

Original story: Detectives are investigating after one man was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport early Friday.

Shortly after midnight, Travis County sheriff's deputies responded to reports of a disturbance involving a gun at a business in the 5600 block of South U.S. 183, according to a press release from the sheriff's office. When officers arrived, they found a deceased man in the parking lot.

Witnesses said that the shooter fled the scene in a white truck, heading north on U.S. 183.

The sheriff's office said the investigation indicates that this was an isolated incident, and there is currently no threat to the community.

Those with information about the shooting can call the department's tip line, 512-854-1444, or Crime Stoppers, 512-472-8477.