Houston police are investigating a death which they are calling suspicious.
The incident happened in the 10800 block of St. Mary’s Lane and Brittmoore Road in west Houston.
“I’ve been here 18 years and we’ve never had any type of problems here. When I heard about it, I was like you have to be kidding me,” Cesar Rincon said.
That was Cesar Rincon’s reaction when he heard Houston Police were investigating a suspicious death in his neighborhood.
“On the ride home, we saw the police cars, the corners office so we decided to come take a look for ourselves,” he said.
Westside officers are at 10800 St Mary’s at a suspicious death. Homicide Detectives are headed to the scene. 202 pic.twitter.com/vWoV7YY6a1
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) September 10, 2023
According to Lt. Larry Crowson with HPD, a person was driving their vehicle down the street when they noticed a yard of a house on fire.
When first responders and officers arrived, they found the body of a man in the yard in the fire. Police are still investigating the cause of the fire and what lead up to the man’s death.
Ian Goepfert says he has seen the man before.
“Over the years, I’ve seen him walk through the neighborhood. He did travel to the grocery store, and I’ve seen him there,” he said.
Police are not searching for any suspects and there is no threat to the community.