Body found behind business in north Harris County, police investigate

A man's body was found behind a business in the 2100 block of FM 1960 Road in north Harris County, prompting a heavy law-enforcement response near the Hardy Toll Road. The Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office took the lead in the investigation, and authorities had not released the man’s identity in the available information.

Emergency crews pronounced the man dead at the scene, and investigators continued processing the area behind the business as deputies worked to determine what happened. The location sits along a busy stretch of FM 1960, a corridor that carries traffic past homes, strip centers and industrial properties in north Harris County.

The discovery drew immediate attention from residents and businesses nearby because of the visible police presence around the roadway. Reports from the scene described deputies and other responders concentrating around the 2100 block, where the body was found off FM 1960 near the Hardy Toll Road. The exact circumstances surrounding the death were not immediately clear.

The FM 1960 corridor has also been the site of earlier human-remains investigations. A Houston Police Department notice dated April 6, 2018, referenced human remains found at 10611 F.M. 1960, showing that this stretch of roadway has previously been tied to cases that drew major law-enforcement attention.

For people who live and work along FM 1960, the latest case adds another unsettling episode to a corridor that already handles heavy daily traffic and frequent police activity. Investigators have not said whether the death was accidental, suspicious or the result of foul play, and the constable’s office continued to handle the case after the body was discovered Thursday evening.