Harris County DA: Andre Jackson indicted in murder of 11-year-old Josue Flores

file mug shot of suspect Andre Jackson, indicted for the stabbing death of 11-year-old Josue Flores. file mug shot of suspect Andre Jackson, indicted for the stabbing death of 11-year-old Josue Flores. Photo: DPS Photo: DPS Image 1 of / 78 Caption Close Harris County DA: Andre Jackson indicted in murder of 11-year-old Josue Flores 1 / 78 Back to Gallery

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced that a murder indictment was handed down by a grand jury Tuesday morning against Andre Jackson in the 2016 murder of 11-year-old Josue Flores.

On May 17, 2016, 11-year-old Josue Flores was walking home from school in the 1900 block of Fulton in his Near Northside neighborhood. Somewhere along the way, Josue was reportedly stabbed some 20 times.

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Press Conference: Grand Jury Indictment https://t.co/BAFlwhYgJG — Harris County DA (@HarrisCountyDAO) June 18, 2019

The death of the 11-year-old shook the entire Houston community.

ONLY ON HOUSTONCHRONICLE.COM: How Josue Flores' killing affected his Near Northside neighborhood

Andre Timothy Jackson, 29, was arrested June 3, 2016, in the death of the Marshall Middle School student. On July 19, 2017 the Harris County DA announced Tuesday that DNA evidence and blood analysis were inconclusive. The charges against Jackson were dropped.

Recently, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said the DNA evidence did not eliminate Jackson as a suspect. Acevedo said DNA from the Josue Flores case was sent to a forensics lab in Utah that has testing not available in Houston, and that forensic techniques have improved since the time of Josue's death.

Those results were recently submitted to a grand jury.

WHO IS ANDRE JACKSON? Read more about his previous charges and courtroom breakdown on HoustonChronicle.com

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