MISSOURI CITY, Texas — Houston police responded to a woman’s call for assistance and ended up finding a body inside a home in the Missouri City area early Tuesday.
Now police are looking for a person of interest who they say may know more about the victim.
Sgt. J. Horn with the Houston Police Department said the discovery was made at about 3 a.m. in the 16500 block of Quail Prairie Drive. A woman who called police to the residence said she needed help going inside and getting her belongings. She told police she was recently assaulted and did not feel safe going inside alone.
When they went in, they said they found a man’s body wrapped in a tarp and covered with blankets against the wall in the living room.
Police said the man appeared to have multiple gunshot wounds. His name has not been released, but police said he was in his 20s.
HPD later identified the person of interest in the case as, Vannoy Jimenez, 41. Police stated he "is not charged and is not considered a suspect at this time. Investigators believe he has information in the investigation."
They released a photo of him from 2018.
Police stated Jiminez may have direct information about what occurred inside the home, and they are asking him to come forward.
The investigation is still ongoing. Investigators noted there are surveillance cameras they hope to get video from.
Police also said the man who previously assaulted the woman was not at the home and the assault did not take place there. That man, whose name has not been released, is said to be in jail at this time.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Jimenez or in this case is urged to contact HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
Editor's note: The home has a Missouri City mailing address but is technically covered by Houston police.