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Austin police investigating suspicious death in southeast Austin

The incident happened in the 1800 block of S. Pleasant Valley Road on Tuesday night.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department (APD) is investigating after a suspicious death in southeast Austin on Tuesday night.

The incident happened in the 1800 block of S. Pleasant Valley Road, police said.

At 10:16 p.m. on Nov. 29, APD received a call of "shots fired" in the 1800 block of S. Pleasant Valley Road. Once officers were on scene, they spoke to a witness that pointed them toward a person that was injured inside a vehicle. 

Officers made contact with the person inside the vehicle with injuries to the upper body, which led them to perform life-saving efforts. The person later died on the scene. 

The death is being investigated as a homicide, according to the APD press conference

On Dec. 2, police identified the deceased as Olmero Lopez-Santos, 42. It is believed he was shot.

Anyone with more information is asked to call police at 512-974-TIPS.

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