Death investigation: Body found lying in Sharpstown-area apartment complex was run over twice, HPD says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway after a physique was found in a southwest Houston residence parking zone on Saturday morning.

In keeping with police, surveillance video exhibits an individual in a darkish grey Ford F-150 hit the driving force, again up over the particular person, and run over the sufferer once more.

An ABC13 crew arrived on the scene within the 8100 block of Sands Level close to the Sharpstown space simply earlier than 10 a.m.

A neighbor gave ABC13 reporter Alex Bozarjian surveillance video.

Simply because the suspect passes the crimson automobile in entrance of him, you see the sufferer was hit and drops to the bottom. The motive force ultimately stops whereas he is virtually out of view.

Then he slowly begins to again up and roll proper over the sufferer.

Houston police mentioned he by no means acquired out of the automobile to examine on the person. He simply drove away.

“We do not know what the motive for the crime at the moment is. Whether or not it was a motorcar that was stolen and the proprietor was making an attempt to cease it or this was some type of argument, that’s nonetheless to be decided,” Sgt. Michael Errington with the Houston Police Division mentioned.

ABC13’s cameras caught a heavy police presence, and the realm was roped off with crime scene tape a number of hours after the incident, which occurred round 6 a.m.

Particulars are restricted, however Houston police mentioned somebody reported discovering a physique mendacity within the parking zone of the complicated.

When officers acquired to the complicated, they thought it was a hit-and-run accident, however the newly launched surveillance video is elevating questions.

The sufferer has solely been recognized as a Hispanic man, police mentioned.

They do imagine he lived on the complicated.

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