HPD: Body found in Briarhurst Drive apartment following welfare check

Houston police are waiting on the autopsy results in the death of a man found at 2901 Briarhurst Drive about 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 20.

The man's identity is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

HPD Homicide Division Detectives K. Clark and M. Nicotra reported:

HPD patrol officers were called to do a welfare check regarding a smell coming from an apartment at the above address. Officers found the male inside a bedroom and Houston Fire Department paramedics pronounced him deceased at the scene.

The investigation is pending the man's cause of death, to be determined by an autopsy.

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Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600.

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