New details: Investigation reveals suspicious wounds found on man’s body following house fire in SW Houston, HPD says

HOUSTON – A 63-year-old man who was discovered dead after a house fire in southwest Houston had suspicious wounds on his body, according to new information released by the Houston Police Department.

Firefighters were called to a home located in the 4800 block of Kinglet Street around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday.

According to officials, the fire was extinguished around 6 a.m. Investigators said three people and a dog were in the home at the time, but only two people got out.

The two people that escaped the blaze were evaluated at the scene, firefighters said. A male identified as David Lind and the dog were found dead inside the home.

It was later discovered Lind had suspicious wounds on his body not related to the fire, according to HPD investigators. Lind’s cause of death is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.