JERSEY VILLAGE, Texas -- A jogger in Jersey Village made a gruesome discovery earlyThursday morning. He spotted a man's body near the Jersey Village Golf Course on Jones Road near Crystal Downs.
The victim, an Hispanic man believed to beinhis 20s, had been stabbed several times, according to deputies. There was blood on the ground nearby leadinginvestigators tothink he was stabbed on the trail sometime overnight.
Investigators arechecking out a car that was abandoned near the scene. It is a green Ford four-door.
The body was found near the Long Meadow Country Club. The jogging trail circles a retention pond behindthe upscale Lakes of Jersey Village subdivision.
Jersey Village police say no one reported hearing any unusual noises.
It s usually pretty quiet here. It s a great place to live, said Sam Lista, a resident.
The murder mystery has Angela Pascall worried. She lives nearby and uses the trail often. Not anymore.
I m terrified, she said shaking her head.
Dustin House also lives nearby.
All my guns are going to be loaded, House said.
The last time some was murdered in Jersey village was 6 years ago.
