HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) A homeless man was found dead at an overpass in east Harris County on Monday as the city of Houston was hit with a frigid blast of winter weather.
According to a tweet posted by the Harris County Sheriff s Office, the 60-year-old man was found dead just before noon at I-10 East and Sheldon Road.
1/2 Deputies were called to the overpass at I-10 East at Sheldon Road today just before noon. A 60-year-old man experiencing homelessness was found deceased, possibly from exposure. Cause of death will be determined by autopsy. #hounewspic.twitter.com/aOsbaPbYcn HCSOTexas (@HCSOTexas) February 15, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo is urging those to take advantage of the city s warming centers after a man was found dead on a median near Midtown.
According to a tweet posted by Acevedo on Monday, the man was found dead in the 3500 block of Spur 527 near Bagby Street. He said someone saw him and immediately called police.
Very sad about the death of a male subject in our city. Please seek shelter tonight. Temperature is already down to 20 degrees with windchill of 6 degrees. pic.twitter.com/5NSu8Wa155 Chief Art Acevedo (@ArtAcevedo) February 16, 2021 While we suspect the cause of death to be related to exposure to extreme low temperatures, the official cause of death pending an autopsy, wrote Acevedo.
A man is found dead in a vacant building on Texas Avenue in Shreveport overnight.
Police responded to the scene where the man was found deceased. The official cause of death has not yet been determined, but the low temperature was 6° on Monday night which is dangerously low.
The record low for February 15th in Shreveport was 21° which we set in 1905.
Tuesday morning, the temperature dipped to 2°. The record low for February 16th is 20° set back in 1903.
But we still haven t matched The coldest February Low recorded is -5 on Feb 12, 1899, followed by -3 on February 13, 1899, -2 on January 18, 1930.
Local officials are urging the homeless population to seek shelter. The Salvation Army has set up cots in the gym for anyone who needs shelter.