Family seeks justice after man found hanging, burned on Houston North Loop

The Brief

  • Relatives of 46-year-old Jeremy Glen Carnes, found hanging and burned along the North Loop, believe he was murdered and are pleading for justice.
  • Houston police are treating the case as a homicide after initially responding to a brush fire called in by railroad workers.
  • Carnes, who was homeless, was reportedly attacked days before his death and leaves behind two adult children.

HOUSTON The family of a man found hanging and burned to death along the North Loop last week is demanding answers as police investigate the case as a homicide.

Jeremy Carnes found dead

What we know:

Houston police say 46-year-old Jeremy Glen Carnes was discovered late Thursday, Oct. 23, in the 7800 block of North Loop East. Officers were initially called to the scene by Union Pacific employees reporting a brush fire. When first responders arrived, they found Carnes hanging from a rope nearby.

Carnes’ sister, Commilla Kidd, told FOX 26 the family is struggling to cope with his death and believes her brother was brutally murdered.

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