Houston man in wheelchair dead after altercation, police investigate

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Houston police are investigating after man in a wheelchair was pronounced dead after an altercation Monday morning.

Details are limited at this time, but authorities arrived in the 2200 block of Southmore near 5200 Southwest Freeway around 8:45 a.m. after receiving reports of a man in a wheelchair being assaulted.

The man was later pronounced dead at an area hospital.

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No other information has been released as the investigation is ongoing.

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