The city's Apartment Task Force spent hours at The Redford in the 1300 block of Redford Street along the Gulf Freeway in southeast Houston on Friday, according to Councilmember Dave Martin, who represents the area.
[Ads /]
While conducting a comprehensive inspection at the complex, the task force identified multiple security and safety issues, according to Martin.
On Monday, Oct. 3, a decomposed body was found wrapped inside blankets in an apartment closet.
RELATED: Houston mayor visits apartment complex in poor condition after residents go off at city hall
Then five days after a massive fire broke out at the apartments on Oct. 1, a badly burned body was found inside another one of the buildings.
Since January 2022, ABC13 data shows there have been six other deadly shootings, one fatal stabbing, and at least 10 more non-fatal shootings.
[Ads /]
Residents say it's the reason they don't spend much time outside.
"I've seen and heard so many people getting killed, stabbed, fires happening, finding deceased bodies, and it's really scary," Nicole Rivers, a resident of the complex, said. "This is, like, just horrible."
While at the apartment, ABC13 observed vacant and boarded-up apartments in every building, broken windows, and security gates left wide open.
SEE ALSO: Decomposing body wrapped in blankets found as apartment complex about to serve eviction, HPD says
The sign at the sprawling complex says it's under new management. No one could answer questions when ABC13 called on Friday.
[Ads /]
According to council member Martin, the complex has hired private security and is working with Houston police on solutions.
"Something needs to be done here. They need to do something," a woman who recently moved out stated.
Rivers has a simple ask. "To feel safe and come home to have peace. That's it."
For more on this story, follow Jessica Willey on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.