Houston shooting: Authorities investigating deadly shooting involving security guard near NRG Stadium

Authorities investigating deadly shooting involving security guard

An investigation is now underway following a deadly shooting that involved a security guard near NRG Stadium on Friday.

HOUSTON - Houston police are investigating a deadly shooting at an apartment complex near NRG Stadium that began as a call for criminal mischief/trespassing.

Houston: Holly Hall Street shooting

What we know:

Officers were dispatched around 12:27 p.m. Friday to the Residence at the Med Apartments on Holly Hall Street near Knight Road after receiving a report of criminal mischief, according to HPD Sgt. Charles Lamont. The call was quickly upgraded to a shooting in progress while officers were en route.

When police arrived, they found a security guard outside the complex who appeared to be involved in some type of physical altercation.

Inside a unit, officers discovered a deceased woman. Police said the apartment was not officially occupied at the time.

Owners of the property told police they recently acquired the complex in October. Residents told FOX 26 Houston the woman had recently been evicted and was living in a vacant unit without a lease, along with her children.

What we don't know:

Police have not released the woman’s identity and have not confirmed whether any other weapons were recovered. 

Sgt. Lamont said investigators are still working to determine what led up to the shooting.