PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Port Arthur police are investigating the discovery of body found inside a residence Tuesday night as a homicide.
Officers were called to the 22000 block of 17th Street in reference to "suspicious activity" on Tuesday night, August 10, 2021, according to a Port Arthur Police Department news release.
When officers arrived, they were were told a person was seen running from a house in the immediate area according to the release.
When police did a welfare check at the residence they found the occupant was dead.
The death is being investigated as a homicide, according to the news release.
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From a Port Arthur Police Department news release...
On August 10, 2021 at approximately 9:28pm, Port Arthur Police Officers were dispatched to the 2200 block of 17th St. in reference to suspicious activity. Officers arrived and were advised that an unknown subject was seen running from a house in the area. A check on the welfare was conducted at the residence and the occupant was found deceased. The death is being investigated as a homicide. That is all the information we have at this time.
This incident is actively being investigated by the Criminal Investigations Division of the Port Arthur Police Department.