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HOUSTON - A suspect has been charged in a deadly Harris County stabbing that investigators believe stemmed from intimate partner violence.
According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Jaime Castillo, 20, was charged with murder in the death of 23-year-old Jose Orozco.
The backstory:
The incident unfolded Monday night in the 4400 block of Sandydale Lane, near John F Kennedy Blvd. in the Aldine area.
The sheriff’s office responded to a home for a welfare check and found Orozco stabbed to death.
According to the sheriff’s office, Castillo and Orozco had been in a relationship, and the case is being investigated as intimate partner violence.
Houston police later located Castillo, who was then taken into custody and charged.
What they're saying:
"Another life tragically lost to intimate-partner violence. Our thoughts are with Orozco’s family and loved ones as they grieve this devastating loss," the sheriff wrote on X.
The Source: The information in this article comes from Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez on X.