On Saturday, officers with the Houston Police Department were called to the New Hope Housing Center on Sakowitz Street, near the Greater Fifth Ward, at about 7:12 p.m.
When officers arrived at the center, she was already dead, and her attacker was gone.
Investigators believe the woman's boyfriend stabbed her multiple times. Authorities said a motive for the killing is unclear.
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