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Man's body discovered at park near elementary school, police say

The body was discovered Monday morning near an Alief ISD elementary school.

HOUSTON — A body was discovered early Monday morning near an elementary school, according to the Houston Police Department.

The man's body was found around 7:30 a.m.near Landis Elementary School at 10255 Spice Lane.

Police say a woman walking her child to school saw the body in a park on the school's property and called police. 

Homicide investigators said there were no obvious wounds or signs of trauma.

The man was identified only as a 38-year-old Hispanic male and police are actively working to figure out who he is.

Alief ISD says that students were provided an alternate entry into the school and that counseling teams were dispersed to the campus to assist.

An investigation is ongoing.

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