Man's body dumped at Gulfton apartment complex
HOUSTON - An investigation is underway after a body was reportedly dumped at an apartment complex in southwest Houston Saturday afternoon.
Body left at Houston apartment complex
What we know:
The scene was reported at the Peachtree Apartments on Rampart Street, near I-59 and Renwick Street.
Police say they responded to the scene around 2:45 p.m. and met with Houston Fire personnel at the complex.
When officers arrived, they found a 46-year-old man who was unresponsive. Houston Fire officials pronounced him dead at the scene.
Police tell FOX 26 that the man's body showed no obvious signs of trauma.
It's unclear how the man died, but a witness told police they saw the man's body being removed from a vehicle near the apartment complex entrance before the vehicle sped off.
What we don't know:
Police at the scene did not identify the deceased person.
The man's cause of death is under investigation.
What you can do:
Anyone with more information on this case can call the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600.
911 caller speaks
What they're saying:
An anonymous witness at the complex on Sunday told FOX 26 that she was the one who called 911.
She tells reporter Leslie DelasBour that she called authorities after another person alerted her about the body.
"I asked her ‘What happened?’ She said, ‘Look, there’s a guy dead,'" the witness said. "She said they just dropped a man there."
According to the witness, the man had bruises on his neck and his wallet was left empty.
"I called the cops, and the cops asked me if the man was speaking something, and the man was not responding," said the witness.
The Source: The information in this article comes from the Houston Police Department and an anonymous witness.