BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) – Brownsville police are searching for a man who previously lived in the home of an art museum director found slain over the weekend.

Police say 19-year-old Ernesto Ivan Martinez is a person of interest, not a suspect, in the stabbing death of Brownsville Museum of Fine Art executive director Barry Horn.

Will Everett, a friend of Horn’s, told the Brownsville Herald that Horn had let Martinez stay in his home until about three weeks ago when he found that Martinez had withdrawn money using Horn’s debit card. Horn, 59, then ended their friendship.

A museum employee found Horn dead in his home Saturday when workers were unable to reach him. The museum held its gala that night.

Police found forced entry at the residence. Horn’s car and other items are missing.

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Information from: The Brownsville Herald, http://www.brownsvilleherald.com

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