Man Found Dead with Legs on Fire

HPD is investigating the death of a man found around 2 PM on Sunday (June at 11800 Astoria Boulevard.

The man’s identity is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

HPD officers and HFD personnel responded to reports of a deceased male in a large field at the location. Witnesses stated they saw the man with his lower legs on fire and attempted to help extinguish the flames. HFD arrived and successfully put out the fire, but the man was pronounced deceased at the scene.

An electric bicycle and gas can were found nearby. The circumstances surrounding the man’s death — including how the fire started — remain under investigation by the HPD Homicide Division, the HFD Arson Division, and the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

Here is a video clips sent of the scene on Sunday sent in by a Hood News Peep.