HOUSTON - On Thursday in Houston’s Second Ward , one elderly man lost his life on the way to work while biking on a trail not far from Canal Street.

"It’s sad. We can’t even ride a bike no more? Or even try to get to work?" said Modesto Cadriel.

Houston crime: Man stabbed while biking on trail

What we know:

Anival Patricio Elvir Ortiz, a 77-year-old man, was biking a trail when he was attacked and stabbed just before 6 a.m.

Houston police say a white or Hispanic male in dark clothing came out of nowhere and stabbed Ortiz.

The incident was caught on surveillance footage.

Houston police say it’s about a 10-to-15-minute ride from where Ortiz was stabbed to The Spencer Company on North Drennan Street, his place of work, where he collapsed.

"He rode all the way to work. He collapsed

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