POLICE Department
Investigation into Fatal Stabbing at 8370 North Houston Rosslyn
October 26, 2015 - Houston police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a man at 8370 North Houston Rosslyn about 3:25 a.m. on Saturday (Oct. 24).
The victim, Jose Arturo Sanchez-Saavedra, 54, of Katy, was pronounced dead at the scene.
HPD Homicide Division Sergeant B. Harris and Senior Police Officer M. Waters II reported:
A security guard at a sports bar at the above address observed a Hispanic male running between vehicles in the parking lot, across the porch of a vacant restaurant, get into a bronze-colored car and then flee the scene northbound on North Houston Rosslyn.
The guard then checked the area and discovered Mr. Sanchez-Saavedra lying on the ground between two parked cars. He then called 911. Evidence at the scene indicates Sanchez-Saavedra was sitting in the driver's seat of his car when he was stabbed.
The suspect is described only as an Hispanic male, 20 to 25 years old, about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds. He was wearing a light-colored long sleeve shirt with a dark-colored stripe on the middle of the sleeves, a cap of some kind and sagging pants.
Anyone with information on the identity of the suspect or about this incident is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
Inc. #137059215
For additional information, please contact the HPD Public Affairs Division at 713-308-3200.
