Austin Police Investigates Double Murder in Southeast Austin

The Austin Police started investigating a double murder in southeast Austin Sunday evening.

ADP started investigating double murder in southeast Austin [Photo: Spectrum News]

Double Murder in Southeast Austin

On Sunday, Auston Police found two dead people after receiving a report that the caller had never heard a family member in several days.

Officer arrived at the scene at 7537 South Glenn Street around 4:30 p.m. for a welfare check. Officers were unable to make contact with anyone inside the residence; once they made their way inside the residence they discovered two individuals with gunshot wounds one male and one female, both in their 70s. The police said it appears the pair were dead for as many as two to five days.

According to Cora Neas, detectives investigate double murder in southeast Austin, but APD Cpl. Jose Mendez said it was an isolated incident with no further threat to the public. No suspect information was available Sunday night.

Homicide: Murder

According to  Deborah C. England, murder is one type of homicide.  It involves specific elements under the law. The crime of murder is the killing of one human being by another that is either intentional, unlawful and done with malice aforethought. Although the law on murder varies from state to state, common degrees of murder are recognized by state.

The most common types of murder are first and second degree murder. The first degree murder is the most serious of all homicide charges.  It applies to situations where someone is accused of killing another person after planning to kill the victim. The second degree murder applies to those cases where someone has intended to kill the victim but didn’t have time to plan it.