AUSTIN (Talk1370.com) -- Authorities are investigating after a man was fatally stabbed in the 6th Street entertainment district in downtown Austin early Saturday morning.
Austin Police say they received a 911 call reporting a stabbing in the north alley of the 400 block of East 6th Street just after 2:45 a.m. Saturday.
When they arrived, they found 33-year old Michael Martin O'Brien with life-threatening injuries. O'Brien was transported to a nearby hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries at 10:20 a.m.
According to investigators and eyewitness interviews, police say an altercation broke out in the alley which led to the stabbing. A suspect description from the eyewitnesses describes a white male, wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, and a red baseball cap who fled the scene prior to police arrival.
Anyone with information on the case is being urged to call APD's homicide tip line at 512-974-8477, or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477.
This is the city's fourth homicide of 2022.