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. ATCEMS attempted life-saving measures, but the person died at the scene.

When officers arrived, a person of interest was detained. That person was taken to APD headquarters for questioning.

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APD said this incident was being investigated as Austin’s 28th homicide of 2025.