Police Arrest Suspect In Early-Morning Stabbing In North Austin [UPDATED]

UPDATE: On Tuesday, police revealed the name of the victim, Sankirth Gundam, 24.

North Austin, TX -- Police have identified a homicide suspect stemming from an early-morning Monday incident when officers arrived to see two men trying to load the male victim into a car.

Police responded to the 6200 block of McNeil Drive just after 3 a.m. on July 18. Upon arrival at the Colonial Village at Quarry Oaks apartment complex, officers encountered two men attempting to load the injured man into a car.

The victim had been stabbed in the abdomen, police said. Austin-Travis County EMS medics transported the unidentified victim to Round Rock Hospital, where he later died.

Police subsequently identified Sai Sandeep Goud Kurremula, 27, as the suspect. He has since been booked into the Travis County Jail on a charge of murder, police confirmed.

Police ask the public for assistance as they continue to investigate the incident. Anyone with insights into the incident is asked to call the Homicide Tip Line at 512-477-3588 or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS or text "Tip 103" + the message to CRIMES.

>>> Photo of suspect courtesy Austin Police Department