{"id":392536,"date":"2026-07-30T21:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/392536\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T21:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:10:08","slug":"3rd-update-suspect-arrested-charged-in-2025-fatal-stabbing-at-4512-katy-freeway-city-of-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/392536\/","title":{"rendered":"3RD UPDATE: Suspect Arrested, Charged in 2025 Fatal Stabbing at 4512 Katy Freeway \u2013 City of Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested\u00a0in the fatal stabbing of a juvenile male at 4512 Katy Freeway\u00a0(West Interstate Highway 10) service road about 7:50 a.m. on Sept. 30, 2025.<\/p>\n

The suspect,\u00a0Marcus Fernandez, 61, is charged with murder in the 488th Criminal District Court. A photo of Fernandez,\u00a0who is in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), is attached to this news release.<\/p>\n

The victim is identified as Franklin Torres-Concho, 16.<\/p>\n

HPD Homicide Division Detectives J. Caten and K. Stringer reported:<\/p>\n

Officers responded to a report of a person down at the above address and found an unresponsive male in a vacant lot\u00a0suffering from multiple stab wounds.\u00a0Paramedics\u00a0pronounced the male, later identified as Franklin Torres-Concho, deceased at the scene.<\/p>\n

The victim was known to frequent the Katy Freeway area near Shepherd Drive, Yale Street, W. 11th Street and Washington Avenue.<\/p>\n

Further investigation identified\u00a0Fernandez as the suspect in this case and he was charged today (July 30). He\u00a0is currently in the custody of the Texas Department of Corrections on unrelated charges.<\/p>\n


Marcus Fernandez (TDCJ)<\/p>\n

3rd Update: SOA\/ECR\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a07-30-25
2nd Update: JKS\/SOA\u00a0 \u00a011-18-25
Update: ECR\/JKS\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a010-3-25
ECR\/SOA\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a09-30-25
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