Crime & Safety
Shooters Flee With Man's Body After Killing Him: Police
Police are looking for the men who shot Kevin Ellis to death as he walked to work Monday morning in the 5600 block of Burnside Lane.
HOUSTON — Houston Police homicide investigators are looking for the men who gunned down another man Monday morning, and then load up his body before fleeing the scene.
Police said Kevin Ellis, 22, was walking to work at about 6:40 a.m. in the 5600 block of Burnside Lane. Witnesses said two men in a light blue 2009 Hyundai Accent pulled up near Ellis and shot him to death.
One of the men got out of the car and placed Ellis' body inside, before both men drove away from the scene.
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Police later discovered the vehicle with Ellis' body inside in a parking lot at 11425 Barker-Cypress Road.
Police later learned the Hyundai Accent had been reported stolen. Police do not have a description of the two men.
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Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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