Police Release Sketch Of Man Who Fatally Stabbed METRO Bus Rider

HOUSTON — Homicide investigators have released the composite sketch of a man who wanted in the stabbing death of a man on Saturday evening. Houston Police were called to the 9900 block of Almeda Genoa Road at about 5 p.m. for a stabbing in progress at a METRO bus stop.

Witnesses said the suspect, who is described only as a black male in his late 30s to early 40s, began stabbing another man, and then fled on foot and was last seen headed west on Almeda Genoa Road.

The 26-year-old victim was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Witnesses said the suspect is about 5-feet-10, with a slim build and short black hair. He was wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans.

The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences has not yet released the identity of the stabbing victim, police said.

Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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