HPD investigating woman's suspicious death in southeast Houston

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston police are investigating a suspicious death after a woman was found dead at a home in southeast Houston on Wednesday evening.

According to the Houston Police Department, a relative called police around 5 p.m. after not hearing from the woman for several days. Officers responded to the 8400 block of Broadway Street and found the woman deceased inside the residence, officials said.

HPD homicide investigators are leading the investigation and are working to determine whether the death was due to natural causes or another circumstance.

At this time, police have not released the woman's identity.

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