HPD: Body found in Briarhurst Drive apartment following welfare check
HOUSTON - 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.
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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.