Overview
- Officers responded Friday night to reports of a stabbing along Navigation Boulevard in the Second Ward.
- A woman estimated at 25 to 30 was found with a wound to the upper right chest as a friend performed CPR, and she later died at a hospital.
- Police say an earlier dispute over items at a gas station led to a second confrontation in a nearby field where the stabbing occurred.
- Investigators are searching for a female suspect described as a woman known to be homeless in the area, who fled before officers arrived.
- Detectives have not released the victim’s identity and urge tips to HPD or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS as they work to clarify any prior relationship between the women.