Overview
- The Harris County medical examiner identified the deceased as Jeremy Carnes, found Oct. 23 under the Loop 610 overpass near Kirkpatrick.
- Union Pacific employees reported a brush fire at the site, and Houston Fire Department crews discovered Carnes hanging and on fire.
- Houston police say suicide is unlikely and are investigating the case as a homicide, with the cause of death not yet released.
- Detectives have not identified any suspects and are asking the public for tips to the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
- Family members say Carnes had been hospitalized after an attack two days before his death and believe he was killed, and the community is searching for his missing dog, an Australian Cattle Dog named Cross.