Family pings cellphone to find missing construction worker fatally shot at job site

HOUSTON – The family of a missing man used his cellphone to track his whereabouts, leading to the discovery of him being fatally shot at a job site on Saturday.

The man, a construction worker, was found at a house in the 7000 block of Sidney Street.

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On Friday, the victim’s family became worried after they did not hear from him for several hours.

They pinged his phone and found it was located at a site where he was working. Police said a family member found him with a fatal gunshot wound.

Authorities did not release the victim’s name, and they said they do not have any leads on a suspect or motive.

Police are still investigating and searching for surveillance video.