Police say Houston murder suspect was found asleep on a couch after allegedly stabbing his 2-year-old sister

HOUSTON – Houston police arrest a man He was accused of fatally stabbing his sister and her child.

Kendrick Rayvon Fisher, 29, is charged with capital murder.

The stabbing occurred early Friday morning at the Knox Westchase Apartments on Richmond Avenue.

Houston police officers were flagged down by someone who said a woman and her child were being held hostage in an apartment.

When police arrived at the apartment, they found a 28-year-old woman and a 2-year-old child dead in the apartment with multiple stab wounds.

According to police, Fisher was asleep on the couch wearing clothes with blood on them.

Officers also said Fisher suffered injuries consistent with a physical fight.

The suspect’s mother, Joanna Fischer, said she alerted police after her son threatened to kill the entire family.

Fischer blames police inaction for the deaths.

“I want to tell all of you how the police failed us,” Fischer told FOX 26.

Fischer said her son had recently been released from prison and had a history of violence against family members.

Kendrick Fisher is currently in the Harris County Jail. His bond was set at $200,000.