HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities have confirmed that a man has been charged with capital murder in the death of his sister and niece, who were found stabbed inside a west Houston apartment early Friday.
Family members say Kendrick Rayvon Fisher, 29, had been staying with his 28-year-old sister, Genene, at the Knox at Westchase apartment complex.
At about 3:30 a.m., police say they were flagged down and told that the woman and her daughter were being held hostage inside their apartment.
HPD said once officers arrived at the third-floor apartment, the suspect was found covered in blood, asleep on the couch, and the 28-year-old and 2-year-old were found with multiple stab wounds. They were pronounced dead at the scene
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During his arrest, HPD said Fisher was found with injuries consistent with a physical altercation.
“I don’t understand hurting your own sister, hurting a woman, hurting another person, period. But what possessed you to hurt this baby?” Emmanuel Thomas said, who is a close neighbor of the Fisher family.
Jail records show the suspect had gotten out of prison in December 2023 after serving a seven-year sentence for armed robbery with extra time tagged on for being caught with contraband.
According to the neighbor, Fisher had been living with his sister for a few months. He also said residents would feel uneasy around him. Not only the residents but Fisher’s own family also had this feeling.
The suspect’s mother spoke with several reporters on Friday and said he had gotten physical with her.
“He had already beat the hell out of me,” Fisher’s mother, Joanna, said.
According to the neighbor ABC13 spoke with earlier, there was no tension between the suspect and his sister.
“We could see no red flags. This was just completely out of the blue,” Thomas said.
Officials said that Fisher was taken into custody at the Harris County Jail and has since been denied bond.
