Repairman found shot to death in Humble home, homicide probe opens
A repairman was found shot to death inside a vacant Crathie Drive home after his family said he never returned from work. Detectives are tracking a black sedan seen leaving the Balmoral subdivision house.
A repairman was found shot to death inside a home on Crathie Drive in the Balmoral subdivision of Humble after family members told deputies he had not come home from work.
Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff's Office were flagged down around 10:45 p.m. Thursday, then traced the victim’s work truck to the house in northeast Harris County. Inside, investigators found the man dead from gunshot wounds. HCSO said he was in his early 30s. He was 31.
The narrow window began in the afternoon, when the homeowner’s son was supposed to meet the repairman around 3:15 p.m. so the man could fix a leak at the residence. A black sedan was seen leaving the property, and it did not match the one driven by the homeowner’s son. Detectives are now trying to identify the sedan and determine who was behind the wheel.
Officials have not said whether the repairman knew anyone connected to the house or whether the killing was tied directly to the service call. The home was vacant and appeared to be up for sale.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office was founded in 1837. It is the largest sheriff’s office in Texas and the third-largest in the nation. It serves more than 4.1 million residents across 1,788 square miles and 41 incorporated municipalities, with nearly 5,100 employees and 200 volunteer reservists covering a county that stretches from Humble and Atascocita to communities across the Houston area.
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