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Houston Homicide Probe Under Way After Woman Found Near West Houston Apartments

Investigators are examining whether the woman’s injuries came from a fall or from being pushed and will rely on scene work and forensics to answer that question.

Overview

  • Police and Houston Fire Department responders found a woman lying outside an apartment complex on Woodland Park Drive and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Houston Police homicide investigators have taken over the scene and are treating the case as a possible homicide while they gather evidence.
  • Officers say the woman appeared to have fallen from a third‑story balcony and are investigating whether she was pushed.
  • Authorities have not released the victim’s identity, they say she appeared to be in her 30s, and it is unknown whether she lived at the complex.
  • No arrests have been reported and investigators are processing the scene and awaiting forensic results before releasing further details.