HOUSTON, TX – Houston police are investigating the death of an individual found in a vehicle that caught fire at 7811 Wickersham Lane early Wednesday morning.
Officers responded to the scene around 4:50 a.m. after receiving a report of a deceased person inside a vehicle. According to investigators, the vehicle had struck the back of an unoccupied parked truck in a driveway at approximately 12:55 a.m. Hours later, the vehicle, which was occupied, caught fire, spreading flames to the parked truck and the home. The residents of the home called 911, and no other injuries were reported.
The identity, gender, and cause of death are pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Houston Police Department Homicide Division at 713-308-3600.
