Man charged with murder in 2007 shooting death of woman, HPD says

HPD has filed murder charges against a man regarding the 2007 death of a woman who was found strangled inside her apartment. Separately, Houston police are currently investigating a suspicious death after a woman was discovered dead on Wednesday evening in southeast Houston. These two distinct cases involve HPD investigations into female fatalities, with one resulting in a formal charge for a cold case and the other remaining an active investigation into a recent suspicious death.