Decomposed body discovered in Brownsville hotel room

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man was found in an "advanced state of decomposition" inside a Brownsville hotel room, authorities say.

On Monday, March 31, Brownsville police responded to a call regarding a dead person at the Woodspring Suites, located at the 900 block of Media Luna Road, according to a news release from the Brownsville Police Department.

Inside the suite, responding officers found a man lying on the bed in an advanced state of decomposition.

A preliminary investigation led authorities to believe the cause of death may be a suicide or overdose.

An autopsy has been ordered to determine the official cause of death.