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Houston police have identified a man in connection with the stabbing death of an 11-year-old boy.
Police have named Che Calhoun, 31, as a suspect in the killing. He has been charged with murder in the case. Calhoun has not yet been arrested, officials said.
Police and family members said Josue Flores was stabbed to death while walking home from Marshal Middle School Tuesday afternoon.
Police said Josue was walking down Fulton near James when a man walking in the opposite direction suddenly crossed the street and repeatedly stabbed the boy. Sgt. Tommy Ruland said the attack was "unprovoked." Investigators have no known motive.
Police said according to several witnesses, they heard loud screaming and saw a man and Josue struggling. Josue then collapsed on the grass near the sidewalk and the man ran, police said.
Josue was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital to be treated for multiple stab wounds where he was pronounced dead.
"He was in sixth grade," said Flores' sister, Sofia Flores. "He wanted to be a doctor, he wanted to help people."
Sofia Flores, 16, said her brother had no enemies and was only two blocks from home when he was attacked.
"Everyone liked him," said Flores.
The boy's brother-in-law, Isidro Barrera, also struggled to understand why Josue would become a target.
"He don't have a phone, he didn't own an iPad, a laptop, anything. The only electronic he ever had was provided by the school," said Barrera.
Police said there were witnesses to the murder and described the attacker as an African-American man between 25 and 30 years old, weighing between 180 and 200 pounds, with short hair and wearing a black shirt and black pants. Police said he was last seen running from the neighborhood.
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