Man charged in 'brutal' decapitation inside Houston auto parts store

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Friday, August 19, 2016
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HOUSTON -- Police say a man seen in a grainy image taken from a surveillance camera has been arrested for the 'brutal' decapitation of a man inside a southeast Houston auto parts shop.

Courtney Fischer reports the latest from the scene of what authorities call a "brutal" decapitation

Raymond Jackson, 62, is charged with murder after the body of 58-year-old Enayatolah Khorsand was found inside Mykawa Auto Parts store on Mykawa near Airport Boulevard.

RAW VIDEO: Homicide investigators at scene of decapitation in SE Houston

Raw video shows the scene where a man was decapitated in southeast Houston

Employees found Khorsand's body around 6 p.m. Thursday night and called police.

Investigators say the victim was decapitated in a "brutal" attack, but aren't sure of the motive.

After searching throughout the night and morning, Jackson was taken into custody around noon. Details of the arrest aren't yet available.

Raymond is described as a black male in his mid-60s, around 6 feet tall with a short afro. He also has gray hair on his chin.

Detectives say he was wearing a buttoned-up beige shirt with a rip on the lower right half of the shirt. He has an injury to the upper left area of his back.

Raymond is known to ride a bicycle or to take the METRO bus, and hangs around Cullen and West Bellfort, in addition to the Sunnyside area.

If you have any information about the crime, you are asked to call HPD homicide at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 281-222-TIPS.

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