Homicide detectives investigate car fire after man found with gunshot wound

HOUSTON – The Harris County Sheriff’s Office have opened a homicide investigation after a deceased man was found inside a car fire Thursday morning.

Deputies said they found the man with a gunshot wound after Houston firefighters extinguished the flames.

The fire was reported on Fellows Road and Del Papa Street around 4 a.m.

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Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators are working with the Harris County Institute of Forensics Sciences to identify the man and what led up to the shooting.

At this time, officials have not determined a motive or a suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the HCSO Homicide Unit at (713) 221-6000 or report anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS (8477).