x
Breaking News
More () »

Houston police trying to ID woman who was found dead after travel trailer fire outside home

Houston police homicide investigators are working with arson investigators to determine a cause of the fire and find the woman's identity.

HOUSTON — Houston police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a burning travel trailer early Wednesday morning.

The fire was reported outside a home in the 5400 block of Bunte on the city’s northeast side.

Firefighters arrived, and the blaze was quickly put out. But inside the trailer they found the remains of a woman.

Houston police homicide investigators are working with arson investigators to determine what started the flames. They said they were originally called to a brush fire when firefighters found the trailer burning.

Sgt. Simmons with HPD said the man who lives at the home told police that he had me the woman the night before and offered her a place to stay. He said he was not home at the time of the fire.

Authorities are still trying to figure out the woman’s identity.

HPD later stated investigators were told the victim was recently hanging out at a nearby store in the 4700 block of Lockwood Drive. She is described as a black female, approximately 6 feet tall, 170 pounds with a piercing in her chin. She was known to wear a red baseball cap, police said.

Anyone with information on the identity of the deceased woman or the fire is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600.

Before You Leave, Check This Out