HPD investigating how a man ended up stabbed to death in the street in northeast Houston

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston Police Department is still trying to find out how a man ended up fatally stabbed while lying in a street in northeast Houston. HPD said officers responded to Pickfair Street near Cavalcade at about 9 a.m. on Tuesday to a report of a man lying in the road.

Police said first responders arrived to find the man dead with multiple stab wounds. According to officials, neighbors did not report hearing or seeing any disturbance before finding the wounded victim.

"The people here in the community, upon finding him unresponsive in the roadway, rolled him over and attempted CPR until first responders arrived," HPD Det. Kyle Heaverlo said.

During a news briefing on Tuesday, HPD said they couldn't tell if the man was run over. Heaverlo said it didn't appear he was based on how he was found, but that they wouldn't rule that out until an autopsy was performed.

"Doesn't appear to have any road rash on the body. He was wearing sandals, and the sandals are both intact on his feet, so that would probably indicate he was not," Heaverlo said.

Police have not publicly released the man's identity yet, but family and friends told ABC13 he was a 36-year-old father who was well-known in the community.

"He was a good person around here. He never bothered nobody. I saw him two nights ago, and it hurts because he's so, you know, so young in age," Shenika Jackson, a friend of the victim, said.