HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A woman was found dead in a motel room in north Houston on Saturday morning, according to the Houston Police Department.

HPD said officers responded to the motel, located in the 6100 block of the North Freeway, at about 11 a.m. Authorities said that Houston Fire Department paramedics also responded to the scene, where they pronounced the woman dead.

According to investigators, the incident was initially reported by a man who said he was a friend of the victim.