VIDOR, Texas — Vidor Police are assisting Harris County in a death investigation just off Old Highway 90 on the west side of the city on Thursday.
Wednesday, August 14, deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office and Precinct 5 Constable’s Office were notified of a possible homicide occurring at a home located in the 2500 block of Wells Station Court, Harris County, TX.
Officers investigated the home and said that they did find evidence "suggesting foul play", but did not find a victim or body at the home.
Deputies then learned the victim’s body may have been transported from the home and “dumped” at another location.
Later police arrived at the scene along U.S. Hwy 90 about a third of a mile west of Teal Rd. Thursday morning, where the body of 53-year-old Kelvin Hinton was found, according to Vidor Police Chief Rod Carroll.
Investigators say that 48-year-old Michael Maurice Mack has been identified as the sole suspect in the case.
Investigators interviewed witnesses and found corroborating evidence at the home indicating a murder had occurred.
Vidor Police tell 12News that the Southeast Texas Forensic Center performed the autopsy.
Carroll tells 12News that there are multiple crime scenes. Harris County reached out to Vidor Police with a description of the dump site and VPD helped them locate it.
Harris County is the only entity that can talk about the case right now, according to Carroll. They tell 12News that they believe the murder happened within the last 48 hours.
Investigators have not located Mack at this time and issued a Capital Murder warrant for his arrest. Anyone with information regarding this case or Mack’s whereabouts, is urged to contact their local law enforcement agency, Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit (713) 274-9100, or Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS (8477).
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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