Authorities are investigating the homicide of a woman in downtown Austin, the Austin Police Department said at a news conference Monday.
Patrolling police officers were flagged down on foot by a passerby to an alleyway near the 500 block of East Sixth Street and Neches Street after 1:30 a.m. Monday and found an injured woman, said officer Jeremy Fisher, an Austin Police Department spokesperson. The victim was taken to a local hospital, where she died, he said.
Fisher did not provide details on her injuries, saying it was not an “apparent trauma.”
The victim’s age was not provided.
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At the time of the news conference, police had detained and were questioning a person of interest, and canvassing the area for surveillance footage, Fisher said.
Fisher encouraged anyone with information about the killing to reach out to the homicide unit at 512-477-3588 or the department’s tip line at 512-472-8477.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Woman dies at local hospital after downtown Austin attack
