APD investigating homicide in Northeast Austin Copyright by KXAN - All rights reserved Police investigating homicide in Northeast Austin on Norwood Park Boulevard on Sunday, June 5. (KXAN Photo/ Justin Hobby) [ + - ] Video

KXAN Staff - AUSTIN (KXAN) - One man is dead following a fight early Sunday morning in a North Austin transient camp.

The Austin Police Department says a passerby called 911 around 1:30 a.m. to report a body in the 1000 block of Norwood Park Blvd. near Interstate 35.

Responding officers found a white man in his late 30s with obvious signs of trauma to his body. During their investigation, police learned the victim was involved in an altercation the suspect.

A witness told officers the victim threw the suspects bags off of a bridge and into water as the two got into a scuffle. The suspect put the victim in a headlock, causing the man to fall to the ground.

The witness continued, telling officers that after a few minutes, the victim was on the ground and the others at the transient camp were slapping his face asking him to get up and to "quit faking."

Copyright by KXAN - All rights reserved Detectives on scene of homicide in Northeast Austin. Police investigating homicide in Northeast Austin. (KXAN Photo/ Justin Hobby)