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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department was investigating a homicide Saturday afternoon in southwest Houston.
Detectives were called to Sandpiper Drive at West Airport around 10:50 a.m. after a passerby noticed a foul smell.
Officers said they found a body in a large set of black trash bags upon arriving. Witnesses said the bag was not there earlier in the morning and believe the bags were placed sometime after 8:15 a.m.
It was unknown if the body belonged to that of a man or a woman, but officers said an investigation is underway.
No other details were released.
Houston seems to be headed down a troubling path as new data shows a significant increase in homicides this year.
On the 172nd day of 2021, June 21, Houston recorded 222 total homicides, according to crime data from the Houston Police Department.