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HOUSTON<\/strong> – <\/span>Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating the shooting of a repairman who was found dead inside a vacant Houston-area home.<\/p>\n

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What we know:<\/p>\n

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Around 10:45 p.m., deputies were flagged down regarding a repairman\u2019s truck parked in front of a home on Crathie Drive. Family members of the repairman had been looking for him after he didn’t return home. His company tracked him down to the address.<\/p>\n

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When authorities went inside, they found a man dead with a gunshot wound. No one else was at the home at the time.<\/p>\n

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Sergeant Pinkins said detectives are waiting to get a search warrant for the home so they can process the scene.<\/p>\n

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According to reports, the homeowner’s son was supposed to meet the repairmen at the home so he could fix a leak. Officials said the repairman arrived at the home around 3 p.m. and has been unaccounted for.<\/p>\n

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No one has spoken to the son at this time, said Sgt. Pinkins.<\/p>\n

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A black sedan was seen leaving the home, but it was not the car the son was driving according to family members, authorities said.<\/p>\n

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The house is currently vacant and being put up for sale, and no one was supposed to be living there. During the initial response, police questioned a man and a woman at the location, with the woman placed in handcuffs, who may be the parents of the homeowner’s son.<\/p>\n

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Detectives are still working to determine how many times the victim was shot. It also remains unknown if the homeowner’s son ever opened the door to let the repairman inside.<\/p>\n

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Authorities have not yet established a motive for the killing.<\/p>\n

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