Man found dead inside motel room in SE Houston; police investigating as homicide

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A man was found dead inside a motel room in southeast Houston and the Houston Police Department is investigating his death as a homicide.

According to a tweet posted by HPD, officers were called to the Studio 6 Motel off North Featherwood Drive in southeast Houston around 4:55 p.m. on Tuesday with reports of a person down.

Police said the man was found dead inside one of the rooms.

HPD homicide investigators are working to determine how the man died. His identity has not been released.