Houston Daughter Seeks Justice After Father's Death in Homeless Encampment

Father's Death and Discovery

• 💔 Alicia Hamilton is seeking answers after her father, Mark Hamilton, was found stabbed and killed in a North Harris County homeless encampment on October 2nd.
• 🌲 Mark Hamilton, who had lost his home and suffered an aneurysm, lived in the wooded area and found peace there.
• 🔍 Despite two 911 calls made on the night of his death by individuals seeking help for him, his body was not discovered until the following day by Harris County Sheriff deputies.

Frustration with Initial Response

• ⏱️ Alicia is frustrated, believing that more could have been done if officers had made a greater effort to find her father on the night he died.
• ❓ She questions why the responding officers did not locate her father when they were initially called to the scene.

Father's Past Search for Daughter

• 🎗️ In a poignant parallel, Alicia recalls how her father tirelessly searched for her when she went missing in 2016, even conducting interviews and refusing to quit until she was found.
• 🤝 Alicia is now carrying on her father's spirit of perseverance in her own search for justice.

Ongoing Investigations

• ⚖️ Two investigations are currently underway: one into the homicide of Mark Hamilton and another into the actions of the officers who initially responded to the scene.
• 🔄 The responding deputy and sergeant have been reassigned pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation into whether department policies were followed.
• ✊ Alicia is determined to see her father's killer brought to justice and to prevent others from suffering a similar fate.