June 5, 2023 - Houston police are awaiting autopsy results in the death of a female found deceased at 5425 South Rice Avenue about 4:45 a.m. on Saturday (June 3).

The identity of the female, 21, is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

HPD Homicide Division Detective D. Stark reported:

HPD patrol officers responded to a person down call at the above address and found the deceased female in the back seat of a truck. They learned she was with three other individuals, possibly engaged in the use of narcotics, when she became unresponsive. They transported her to an urgent care at the above address, where Houston Fire Department paramedics pronounced her deceased.

The investigation is pending the female's cause of death.

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