A brutal stabbing on Mernard Street Saturday morning has left a man dead and a woman detained, with details of the incident now in the hands of a Harris County grand jury, officials say.
Around 8:20 a.m. on April 13, police found 48-year-old Marcus Burks with fatal stab wounds. The Houston Fire Department paramedics declared him dead on the scene, per the HPD Homicide Division's Sergeant A. Dudley and Detective K. Heaverlo, an argument turned deadly appears to be at the root of this tragedy. A 46-year-old woman, said to have been in a relationship with Burks, was detained by the authorities, claiming self-defense as the reason for her actions.
The Houston Police Department Patrol officers responded to the assault in progress call on Mernard Street, only to uncover the tragic outcome of what began as a disagreement between the two individuals. The unidentified woman's preliminary statements suggest a heated argument escalated, resulting in her using a deadly weapon against Burks.
After a thorough initial investigation, and conversations between HPD and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, it has been determined that the case will indeed be referred to a Harris County grand jury. The woman's identity has yet to be released, and as the case unfolds, the details stay tightly under wraps until the grand jury concludes its examination of the circumstances surrounding the lethal altercation, as The City of Houston reported.
