A woman was found dead inside a room at the Midtown Inn on North 11th Street in Beaumont early Tuesday, and police are investigating the case as a homicide. Officers responded to the motel at 1295 North 11th Street at 1:35 a.m., and detectives remained on scene processing evidence for roughly six hours.
Due to the circumstances surrounding the discovery, detectives with the Beaumont Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division are investigating the death as a homicide, according to kfdm.com. Investigators were still collecting and processing evidence as part of the ongoing inquiry, per the same report, and crews did not clear the scene until about 7:30 a.m.
Autopsy Ordered as Investigation Continues
An autopsy has been ordered to determine the official cause and manner of death, the station reports. Travis Dontae Hall was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death, and 12newsnow.com reports that a motel employee found the woman.
Police described the investigation as active and ongoing and said additional information would be released as it becomes available. The case remains open while the Criminal Investigations Division continues to work the scene and the evidence collected overnight.
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Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Beaumont Police Department at (409) 832-1234 or Southeast Texas Crime Stoppers at (409) 833-TIPS (8477). Tips can also be submitted through the P3 Tips App on a smartphone, and all Crime Stoppers tips remain anonymous, with tipsters eligible for a cash reward.
