APD investigating after man found dead in southeast Austin wooded area

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that the Austin Police Department is investigating the incident as a suspicious death. Police previously told KXAN that it was investigating the incident as a homicide.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Police are investigating after a body was found after a fire in a wooded area of southeast Austin.

Austin Police responded to an agency assist hotshot call around 3:50 a.m. Saturday in the 1700 block of Nelms Drive, near Interstate 35 and William Cannon Drive. Police said the Austin Fire Department extinguished a fire at a homeless camp and found a man dead.

Police said detectives are investigating this as a suspicious death but not a homicide. Police said the investigation is ongoing, and there is no suspect in the death.

An APD spokesperson said homeless camp fires happen on a regular basis, especially during the winter time.