POLICE Department

Investigation into Fatal Shooting at 116 East Edgebrook

January 14, 2019 - Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man at 116 East Edgebrook Drive about 5:25 a.m. on Sunday (January 13).

The identity of the victim, believed to be his mid-to-late 20s, is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

HPD Homicide Division Detectives T. Tyler and B. Evans reported:

Officers responded to a person down call at the above address and found the victim lying face down on the sidewalk near apartment building #8.  He was subsequently pronounced deceased by Houston Fire Department paramedics from gunshot wounds.

There is no known motive nor suspect(s) in this case.

Anyone with information on this incident is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.



KJS/VHS  1-14-19
Inc. #005389519


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