SAN ANTONIO – The father of the missing infant whose mother was stabbed to death has been found.

Shamali Flores’ father, Thomas Bernardez, was located in San Antonio late Tuesday night. The six-week-old infant is still missing. 

Bernardez told police he was not involved in the mother’s slaying at a north Houston apartment complex.

Police were called to the apartment on Tuesday where they found the woman, identified as 33-year-old Carolina Flores, fatally stabbed and her daughter Shamali missing.

Houston police on Wednesday referred to the incident as a "brutal homicide" and said the person responsible likely knows the family and is familiar with the neighborhood. 

Shamali is 30 inches long and weighs about 20 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.

Police corrected Shamali's age from 11 months to six weeks old.

An Amber Alert has been issued.  

Anyone with information is asked to call the Houston Police Department at 713-308-3600.