Fight over woman allegedly led to stabbing outside Crosby Walmart

Police investigate a stabbing in the parking lot of the Crosby Walmart store on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. Police investigate a stabbing in the parking lot of the Crosby Walmart store on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. Photo: Melanie Feuk/Lake Houston Observer Photo: Melanie Feuk/Lake Houston Observer Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Fight over woman allegedly led to stabbing outside Crosby Walmart 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A Crosby suspect has been apprehended after he stabbed an employee at the Crosby Walmart and then fled the scene on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at about 10:30 a.m.

Names are not being released, but Harris County Sheriff's Office investigator Deputy Tipps stated that the victim, a 24-year-old man, was stabbed in the chest. The suspect is a 29- to-30-year-old man.

A pushing match that occurred prior to the stabbing was allegedly over a female McDonald's employee.

"Our complainant has been trying to talk to this girl who works here," Tipps said. "The girl didn't want to talk to him. She had been seeing our suspect. Our suspect comes up here. They start having a confrontation.

"They come outside. The fight gets more heated. The complaintant ends up getting stabbed in the chest. We're not 100 percent sure how at this point."

Officials do not know whether the stabbing was intentional.

Area resident Irma Garcia was a witness on scene during the stabbing.

"They pushed each other and the guy in the grey shirt stabbed the employee of Walmart and started walking to the back of this building," Garcia said. "We went to assist (the victim.) He was in shock. He was in a panic. It was gushing out blood. We grabbed some rags to stop the bleeding.

"It was very scary. I've seen blood, but not like this. He was in shock. He wanted to go back into the store to work. We told him 'No, you can't go back in.' When they tried to get him in the ambulance, he wouldn't. Finally they got him in."

The victim was taken to Memorial Hermann and the suspect was taken to LBJ Hospital to be treated for injuries sustained during his apprehension.

Both men are expected to recover.