Body found in trailer: Houston Police Department investigating after worker finds person dead near 11600 Southwest Freeway

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway in southwest Houston on Friday evening after a body was discovered inside a trailer, according to Houston police.

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The discovery was made shortly before 4 p.m. in the 11600 block of the Southwest Freeway near W. Bellfort.

According to police, someone from a work crew notified Westside officers, who responded to the scene, that the body was found in an abandoned trailer.

According to officials, the body was in “advanced decomposition.”

It is unknown of the gender of the body and officials did not elaborate on a potential cause of death.