Investigation into Female’s Death at 617 Janisch Road

Houston police are awaiting autopsy results in the death of a female found at 617 Janisch Road about 1:55 a.m. on Sunday (Sept. 28).
The identity of the deceased female, 65, is pending notification to family members by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
HPD Homicide Division Sergeant R. Montalvo and Detective D. Higgs reported:
Officers responded to a request from Houston Fire Department firefighters where an adult female had been found following a fire at an assisted living facility. Paramedics pronounced the female deceased after the she was found following a fire in her room.
HPD Homicide detectives are working with HFD’s Arson Division. The investigation is pending the female’s cause of death, to be determined by an autopsy.
Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600.
 
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