Police say a man was found shot to death outside a southwest Houston apartment complex early Thursday morning, prompting a homicide investigation and a fresh round of anxiety for neighbors already rattled by recent gun violence.
According to KHOU, officers with the Houston Police Department discovered the man outside the complex and quickly called in homicide detectives. Investigators said they were still trying to determine what led up to the shooting. As of Thursday morning, authorities had not released the victim’s identity, announced any arrests, or named a suspect.
The killing lands on a neighborhood already on edge. Local coverage notes that the case is one of several recent shootings tied to apartment properties in southwest Houston. In January, a 20-year-old man was found dead inside his unit, as reported by Click2Houston. Two months later, another man died after being shot in a walkway area at a different complex, according to a March report from Click2Houston.
Police response and investigation
Houston Police Department homicide detectives processed the latest scene, combing the grounds of the complex and canvassing nearby units for witnesses or video, authorities said. Investigators collected evidence while officers went door to door asking residents what they had heard or seen. Detectives also urged anyone with surveillance footage or cellphone video to come forward to help them reconstruct the moments before the deadly gunfire, according to the initial reporting from KHOU.
How to help investigators
Police are asking anyone with information or video related to the shooting to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477). The City of Houston police newsroom provides details on the homicide tip line and how to share information anonymously.
Residents along Hillcroft and other southwest corridors have repeatedly raised alarms this year about violent incidents tied to nearby buildings, according to local reporting. For a look at similar scenes and neighborhood reaction, see coverage of the earlier Hillcroft horror case.
