HPD responds to report of ‘suspicious’ vehicle, find victim in backseat
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HOUSTON – Houston police are investigating the apparent fatal stabbing of a man discovered inside a vehicle in a downtown parking garage Sunday afternoon.
According to the Houston Police Department, officers responded around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 17, to a report of a suspicious vehicle at 2000 Crawford Street.
When officers opened the vehicle inside the garage, they found a man in the backseat suffering from what appeared to be a stab wound.
Paramedics with the Houston Fire Department pronounced the man dead at the scene.
The identity of the victim has not yet been released pending notification of family members by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
Detectives with HPD’s Homicide Division are leading the investigation. No suspect information has been released at this time.
Anyone with information related to the case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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