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Published on January 25, 2025
Houston Police Charge Suspect in Lockfield Street Stabbing, Seek Public's Help in Locating HimSource: City of Houston

A suspect has been charged in the case of a woman who was viciously stabbed last September at 4200 Lockfield Street, as detailed in a recent press release from the Houston Police Department; the incident occurred around 9:40 p.m. on September 28, 2024.

Claude Clifford McKoy, 27, is facing a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon according to a news release from the HPD, with the case currently pending in the 487th State District Court, McKoy remains at large, even as the Houston authorities have issued a warrant for his arrest and circulated his photograph in efforts to apprehend him.

The victim, whose identity has not been released and who was 31 years of age at the time of the attack, suffered multiple stab wounds and was in critical condition when transported to the hospital. "Officers were dispatched to a shooting call at the apartment complex at the above address and observed paramedics providing first aid to a female victim in the parking lot," HPD Major Assaults Division Detectives N. Aponte and A. Montoya reported.

Initially believed to be a shooting, the scene unfolded with the revelation that no bullets had flown but a blade had danced, viciously, over skin and bone, so it was determined that the woman had sustained major lacerations and stab wounds throughout her upper and lower body, witnesses could only watch as she was swiftly escorted by ambulance, her survival hanging in the balance.

In the course of their investigation, HPD detectives gathered evidence pointing to McKoy as the perpetrator of this heinous assault. He was formally charged on January 16, and authorities are now seeking the help of the public to locate him. Anyone with information on Claude McKoy's whereabouts is encouraged to contact the HPD Major Assaults Division at 713-308-8800 or to give an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.