{"id":428671,"date":"2026-09-07T11:06:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/428671\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T11:06:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:06:34","slug":"person-found-dead-inside-trash-can-at-third-ward-apartment-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/428671\/","title":{"rendered":"Person found dead inside trash can at Third Ward apartment complex"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON \u2013 Houston police<\/a> are investigating after a person was found dead inside an overturned trash can at a small apartment complex early Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

Officers were called to the 3100 block of Anita Street around 12:13 a.m. after a caller reported hearing gunfire and seeing someone appear to move a body toward a trash can. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe person who called us blocked their number, and we weren\u2019t able to call them back. So officers got there, and we didn\u2019t have anyone to talk to,\u201d said Lt. Wilkens with the Houston Police Department. \u201cBut they (officers) did a great job. [They] started looking around the area of this mini apartment complex and found a dead body in a trash can that was turned over.\u201d <\/p>\n

Police said no one at the scene was able to provide additional details when officers arrived. Investigators could not immediately determine how the person died or whether the injuries involved gunfire, blunt-force trauma or another cause.<\/p>\n

Investigators also found blood trails leading from the parking lot to Apartment Unit 1. A man inside refused to come outside, prompting HPD\u2019s Patrol Support Team to use breaching equipment to remove him from the unit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did find some trails of blood that lead us to an apartment. We were asking [an] individual to come out, which they refused. Some of the Patrol Support Team were able to get out there, use some breaching equipment to get him out,\u201d Lt. Wilkens said.<\/p>\n

Kenneth Harris, who lives in the neighborhood, said the violence in the area needs to be addressed: \u201cCan\u2019t get rid of it, you never know what\u2019s going to happen next time you come around. You never know. It\u2019s happening every other month, week, day. Something happens here all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harris also expressed sympathy for the person who died and the person responsible. \u201cI\u2019m feeling real sad about the person who lost his life and the person who took his life. I feel for both of these people who done this crime. I feel pity for both of them, because it shouldn\u2019t have happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

No suspects had been identified, though police say they have been questioning and interview people in the area. Investigators had not determined the cause of death.<\/p>\n

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