Andre Ford, 30, died after a violent confrontation at a convenience store on Fondren Road in Houston on May 31, 2017. The argument began outside the store, moved inside, and ended at the front where Ford was fatally stabbed in the left side. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators later identified Cedrick Cotton as the other person involved; Ford left the scene after the stabbing. Houston Police officers arrested Ford on February 25, 2021, and murder charges were filed in the 209th State District Court. The Homicide Division handled the investigation.

If anyone has information about the altercation at that Fondren Road store or saw activity there on May 31, 2017, please come forward.