HOUSTON — Houston police are investigating a disturbing discovery made late Thursday night under the 610 North Loop East near Kirkpatrick Boulevard, close to a storage facility.

Officials said firefighters initially responded to what they thought was a brush fire, but when the flames were out, they discovered a man’s body hanging from the underside of the freeway and partially burned.

Union Pacific employees first spotted the fire and called it in, not realizing a body was involved.

Lt. Khan with HPD said it’s unclear where the man was initially set on fire, whether near a nearby homeless encampment or directly beneath the overpass.

“We do not know the circumstances surrounding the incident. There are no witnesses at this time that have come forward,” she said.

The identity of the dec

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