POLICE Department
Investigation into Man's Death at 5400 Antoine
October 30, 2017 - Houston police are awaiting autopsy results in the death of a man found at 5400 Antoine about 1:45 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 28).
The victim, Harold Earl Reed, 65, of Houston, was pronounced dead at the scene. Reed suffered no obvious signs of trauma and his cause of death is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
HPD Homicide Division Sergeant S. Murdock and Senior Police Officer B. Evans reported:
Some children, walking along the banks of the bayou at the above address, discovered Mr. Reed floating in the water. It appears he had been living in a homeless encampment underneath a nearby bridge. The HPD Dive Team was called to the scene to recover him.
The investigation is continuing.
The victim, Harold Earl Reed, 65, of Houston, was pronounced dead at the scene. Reed suffered no obvious signs of trauma and his cause of death is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
HPD Homicide Division Sergeant S. Murdock and Senior Police Officer B. Evans reported:
Some children, walking along the banks of the bayou at the above address, discovered Mr. Reed floating in the water. It appears he had been living in a homeless encampment underneath a nearby bridge. The HPD Dive Team was called to the scene to recover him.
The investigation is continuing.
KJS/JKS 10-30-17
Inc. #136163417
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