Man found dead in SW Houston motel may have been choked

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston police are speaking with two people in connection to the killing of a man at a southwest Houston motel.

Police say the man was found unresponsive in a motel room at about 5:30pm in the 13200 block of Fondren.

Houston police investigators say a man and a woman who were occupying the hotel room are now person's of interest in the case. Police say the victim entered the motel room and was killed. Police said no weapon was used. Sources say the man in his early 30s was choked.

No names have been released. Police have not yet ruled out self defense as a motive to the killing.