A late-night stabbing in Denver Harbor has left one woman dead and a tight-knit northeast Houston neighborhood on edge, as detectives work to track down a suspect who ran off into the dark.
Houston police say officers were called out Monday just after 11 p.m. and found the woman in the street with multiple stab wounds. She was rushed to Ben Taub Hospital, but doctors were unable to save her. She was later pronounced dead, and her identity is still being confirmed by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
Police account of the scene
According to a media release from the Houston Police Department, patrol officers responded to the 600 block of Hahlo Street, just off Lyons Avenue, at about 11:05 p.m. There, they found the woman suffering from more than one stab wound. Houston Fire Department paramedics transported her to Ben Taub Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased. Witnesses at the scene described the attacker as an unknown Hispanic male who took off on foot, as detailed in the Houston Police Department media release.
Witness reports and local coverage
People who saw the confrontation told local reporters the stabbing followed an argument in the street. After the attack, they said, the man bolted eastbound on Lyons Avenue. Both KTRK/ABC13 and Click2Houston placed the scene near Lyons Avenue and Kress Street and reported that witnesses described the suspect as a man in his 20s or 30s wearing a gray hoodie and a black beanie.
Overnight, investigators were seen going door to door, checking nearby homes and businesses for surveillance footage and asking drivers about possible dash-cam video, as the quiet residential blocks around Hahlo and Lyons turned into an active crime scene.
How to help investigators
HPD's Homicide Division is asking anyone with information about the stabbing, or about a man matching the suspect description seen fleeing the area, to contact the unit at 713-308-3600 or call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS, according to the Houston Police Department media release.
Detectives told reporters they are gathering statements from witnesses and reviewing any nearby security camera footage. Residents who might have recorded the incident or the suspect on doorbell cameras or dash cams are being urged to share that video with investigators.
Investigation status
As of Tuesday morning, the case remained under active investigation, and no arrests had been announced. The Houston Chronicle reported that investigators stayed on scene into the early morning hours, canvassing the Denver Harbor area for more witnesses and additional video in hopes of piecing together what led up to the deadly argument on the street.
