Body found in trash container in NW Houston

Homicide investigators were at the scene early Monday morning after a man's body was found in a trash container in northwest Houston.

The body was discovered about 5:30 a.m. at 7808 Kempwood near Blankenship Drive, according to the Houston Police Department.

Police said the man appeared to be Hispanic. But so far no other information about the case has been released. It's not known how the man died or how he ended up in the container.

More details will be reported when they become available.