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Cedrick Cotton was reportedly killed in broad daylight on Feb. 6.
Published March 2nd
Written by BET Staff
Cedrick Cotton, a former member of the popular 1990s R&B group Ideal, was reportedly murdered in broad daylight on Feb. 6. A suspect has now been arrested.
According to ABC-13, police said an anonymous tip that led them to a man named Andre Ford who has now been charged with murder..
Cotton, 46, was stabbed to death outside of Fondren Food Mart in Houston, Texas. After the incident, scores of people flocked to the scene to see if it was someone they knew. William King, Cedrick’s uncle, was one of those onlookers, ABC-13 reports. .
Police said they received an anonymous tip that led them to Andre Ford.
Ford has been charged in the murder of Cedrick Cotton, 46, who was stabbed to death outside of a food mart in southwest Houston earlier this month. He d ride his little bike, go there, get a quick cigarette, said Delores Floyd, Cotton s mother. The next thing I know, I get this call and I heard people . He comes here every day. He doesn t bother anybody. He s a good guy.
Floyd said she can now breathe a sigh of relief knowing Ford won t be able to hurt anyone again. She said she s grateful to police.