{"id":433529,"date":"2026-09-12T04:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T04:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/433529\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T04:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T04:12:11","slug":"father-and-son-found-dead-after-stabbing-turns-to-barricade-then-fire-at-north-houston-apartment-hpd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/433529\/","title":{"rendered":"Father and son found dead after stabbing turns to barricade, then fire at north Houston apartment: HPD"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A tragic situation for a family in north Houston on Friday evening resulted in the death of two men and left another stabbed after a barricade situation escalated into a fire, the Houston Police Department said.<\/p>\n

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Thick black smoke was seen coming from an apartment complex where HPD said an alleged stabbing suspect was in a standoff with police.<\/p>\n

The Houston Police Department said it responded to a call at the 4400 block of North Shepherd Drive at the Garden Oaks Village apartment complex at 4:20 p.m. on Friday. Upon arrival, officers found one victim with a stab wound in the back.<\/p>\n

Police say that the suspect and the victim are brothers. HPD says that an argument ensued between the brothers, which led to the stabbing.<\/p>\n

According to authorities, the suspect barricaded himself inside an apartment. Additionally, the father of the two brothers, who is disabled, was inside the apartment, HPD said.<\/p>\n

Police say that officers thought they heard a gunshot, but saw smoke coming from the apartment. Law enforcement says SWAT units and HFD crews arrived to help extinguish the flames.<\/p>\n

Upon arrival at the apartment, authorities discovered the bodies of the 20-year-old suspect and the 59-year-old father. Police say that the 22-year-old victim, who was stabbed, was taken to a local hospital, and he is expected to survive.<\/p>\n

According to HPD, two other apartments at the complex were damaged.<\/p>\n

Both brothers and their father resided in the apartment together, HPD said. Police say that their mother was not present at the apartment during the incident.<\/p>\n

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