August 15, 2023 - Houston police are awaiting autopsy results in the death of a juvenile male found at 11710 Algonquin Drive about 4:55 a.m. on Monday (Aug. 14).

The identity of the victim, 9, is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

HPD Homicide Division Detectives V. Nguyen and J. Flores reported:

Officers responded to a meet-the-firefighter call at the apartment complex at the above address after Houston Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and found the victim unresponsive in an apartment. The paramedics transported the child to Memorial Herman Southeast Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

At this time, the circumstances surrounding the child's death are unknown. The investigation is continuing as detectives await results of an autopsy on the cause and manner of death.

Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600.