HOUSTON — A woman's decomposing body was found in a southwest Houston parking garage on September 10.
A person of interest was previously wanted for questioning in the case, but has since been interviewed by police and is no longer believed to be involved in her death.
The discovery was made at a bustling plaza along Bellaire Boulevard near the Beltway, in Houston's Asiatown, on Sunday morning.
Police said 22-year-old Monica Alcantar's body had been there for a while.
Now, police want to know how she ended up dead.
Workers at some of the surrounding businesses said they were stunned to find out what happened.
"It's pretty shocking because the area is usually bustling on the weekends, especially on the weekends," Alex Nguyen said.
Investigators said the car in which the body was found was parked in a garage at the back of the plaza. Alcantar's body was in an advanced stage of decomposition and was in the driver's seat of the car. HPD said there were no signs of foul play or trauma on the woman's body.
Workers in the area said they felt safe, but they wanted to know what happened to the woman.
Investigators didn't say what kind of car she was found in and they're waiting on the Harris County Medical Examiner's Officer to determine her cause of death.
Anyone with information is asked to call Houston police or Crime Stoppers.