Deadly stabbing near Houston Galleria: Kayla Stevenson identified as teen killed
HOUSTON - A teen who was stabbed to death near the Galleria while walking to work has been identified.
Police say 17-year-old Kayla Stevenson was robbed and stabbed multiple times on W. Alabama Street near Sage Road around 11:10 a.m. Saturday.
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Police say a sergeant working an extra job in the area was flagged down by a citizen who said that two females were fighting, possibly over a bag.
17-year-old Kayla Stevenson (right) with her mother, Kylie. (Photo courtesy of Kylie)
The sergeant went to the scene and found the teen on the sidewalk with multiple stab wounds. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.
Stevenson had recently given birth to a baby girl, 6-months old, says Kylie.
Houston police investigate on W. Alabama.
Police say Stevenson worked at a store in the Galleria and was on her way to work.
Police are still searching for a suspect. Witnesses described the suspect as an Asian woman, 25 to 35 years old, wearing black clothing and riding a blue "cruiser style" bicycle.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or speak anonymously with Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.