HOUSTON – An investigation is underway after a 69-year-old man was found dead inside a vacant building in southeast Houston Wednesday afternoon.
Officers responded to reports of an assistance request at 3577 Yellowstone Blvd around 12 p.m. and found the man dead from what appeared to be blunt force trauma.
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Southeast Officers and Homicide Detectives are at 3500 Yellowstone. Adult male deceased at the scene. 202 pic.twitter.com/MKCdfRoDYz
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) December 21, 2022
According to HPD, the man had been severely beaten. The building owner told police that the victim had been living at the location. When the owner was unable to reach him, he went to the location and found the victim, investigators said.
Police said a preliminary investigation indicated the incident may have occurred at about 10 a.m. and detectives believe the victim’s vehicle, described as a 1996 silver Dodge pickup truck with Texas license plate number JML1106 was stolen by the unknown suspect(s).
Detectives are asking anyone who may have been in the area between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. for any information on the unknown suspect(s) or the whereabouts of the victim’s vehicle.
Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at (713) 308-3600 or speak anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS.