10:47 AM CST on Monday, March 13, 2006

By Reggie Aqui / 11 News

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A north Houston restaurant owner was killed with a machete Sunday night.

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The incident happened in north Houston.

It happened at the Lucky Seafood Market at Interstate 45 and Crosstimbers around 10:30 p.m.

Houston police identified the victim as 61-year-old William Huang. He suffered mutiple lacerations to the head and died at the scene.

Officials said the suspect, 36-year-old Leon Andrade, went to confront his ex-girlfriend at the restaurant, and the business owner tried to stop the fight.

The suspect became angry with the owner and chased him outside, pulling out a machete and hitting the owner in the head multiple times.

Police said it was a fatal blow.

The woman who was confronted was taken to the hospital to be checked out but did not suffer any injuries.

Police said Andrade and a second, unknown suspect fled the scene in a green van with white stripes. HPD said the van is a 1989 green Chevorlet with the Texas license plate 273-CRN. The driver's door is a different color than the rest of the van.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the suspect is urged to call the HPD Homicide Division at (713) 308-3600.