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Burglary suspect was found dead in a building in downtown Austin

Burglary suspect was found dead in a building in downtown Austin

Police are investigating after a burglary suspect was found dead in a building in downtown Austin.

It all started around 6 p.m. on October 13th when Austin police received a call about a burglary in progress at a home on 6th Street.

According to police, the suspect had already broken through a glass window while trying to get upstairs.

The suspect was confronted by the homeowner, who sprayed him with pepper spray.

According to police, the suspect went and broke another window at an office building in Brazos between East 7th Street and San Jacinto.

The suspect was tracked to the building based on his bloody footprints and when police arrived at the Brazos building they found the suspect on the ground.

Efforts to revive the suspect were unsuccessful.

The suspect’s exact cause of death has not been released, but police believe the suspect may have died as a result of cutting glass.

No one else was injured and the suspect’s identity is currently known.

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