The Houston Police Division confirmed that 29-year-old Kendrick Rayvon Fisher was arrested and charged with the capital homicide of a 28-year-old girl and her little one; the pair had been later recognized as his 28-year-old sister Genene, and her 2-year-old daughter, Karlie.

In accordance with HPD Murder Division Sergeant M. Arrington and Officers Okay. Clark and M. Nicotra, officers had been “flagged down by [a] citizen who acknowledged an grownup feminine and little one had been being held hostage inside an house” after 3AM final Friday.

The unnamed witness mentioned they had been involved for his or her security and mentioned a person, later recognized as Fisher, was nonetheless inside.

“Officers went to the house the place they discovered Fisher asleep on the sofa,” mentioned police, who then did a sweep of the house and located each victims affected by a number of stab wounds. They had been pronounced lifeless on the scene.

“Upon detaining Fisher, officers noticed he had accidents in line with a bodily altercation, in addition to blood on his clothes,” mentioned authorities, who later charged him with capital homicide. He is being held with out bail at Harris County Jail.

In accordance with ABC 13, citing a neighbor, Fisher had been residing together with his sister for a couple of months — although different residents within the constructing felt “uneasy” round him. The neighbor, nevertheless, additionally mentioned he noticed “no pink flags” of any pressure between the suspect and sufferer — including, “This was simply utterly out of the blue.”

Fisher’s personal mom, in the meantime, instructed reporters he “beat the hell out of me.”

He was reportedly launched from jail in December 2023, after a seven-year sentence sentence for armed theft.