HOUSTON — Family members of a man found hanging and partially burned beneath the 610 North Loop East freeway last week are praying that whoever was responsible is caught soon.

The victim was identified as 45-year-old Jeremy "Boogie" Carnes, according to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

Carnes' body was discovered near Kirkpatrick Boulevard in northeast Houston after Union Pacific employees spotted what they believed was a brush fire and called 911 just after 10 p.m. on October 23.

When firefighters extinguished the flames, they made the grim discovery of Carnes' body hanging from the underside of the freeway.

The manner and cause of death remain pending as the medical examiner's office continues its investigation. Authorities have not yet determined whether Carnes di

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