Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a body was found in the roadway near a Channelview ISD elementary school in east Harris County Thursday, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.
HCSO units were called to Wallisville and Rancho Paloma. When deputies arrived, they discovered a body in the roadway.
According to Gonzalez, it does not appear the person was struck in an auto-pedestrian crash. The body may have been dumped out of a vehicle, Gonzalez said. Investigators are unsure if there is a connection to a nearby incident where a burglary of a vehicle occurred. In that incident, Gonzalez said a homeowner followed the suspect’s vehicle and gunfire was exchanged.
The scene investigation is taking place in front of Channelview ISD school Harvey Brown Elementary. The school is postponing classes until 10:15 a.m.units in East Harris County, responded to an incident at Wallisville/Rancho Paloma. A body was found in the roadway. At first glance, it does not appear to be an auto-pedestrian crash. It appears the body may have been dumped out of a vehicle.
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