CONROE, Texas — Dr. Talat Jehan Khan's family members said she just wanted a moment of peace when she was killed in the common area of her apartment complex on Saturday.
Khan was sitting at a picnic table when police said 24-year-old Miles Joseph Fridrich stabbed her multiple times. Witnesses said he came out of nowhere.
Mahnoor Mangrio is Khan's niece.
"This is an immeasurable loss for our family, completely unexpected," Mangrio said. "She’s a Muslim, strong in her faith, those are identifiable traits about her. She’s extremely loving, kind. She was my aunt ... the best aunt."
Khan, a pediatrician who moved from Seattle to the Houston area months ago, was loved by her family members as well as her hundreds of patients.
RELATED: Man charged with murder after woman stabbed to death while sitting at picnic table in Conroe
Her oldest brother, Wajahat Nyaz, said his sister loved her two children, but there was one thing she wanted.
"She wanted to go somewhere it was sunny. She moved out here and she liked it, liked the sun and the warm weather," Nyaz said.
Khan's neighbors were left with more questions than answers.
"It was such a senseless, senseless murder," one resident said.
"We are all still going to keep our head up high and have her in our hearts," another said.
Khan's family is mourning while her neighbors try to find peace.
"A murder like this shouldn't go unpunished. It's bad for the community. It's bad for the entire country, so we want your support to get justice for her," Nyaz said.
Fridrich is charged with murder in Montgomery County. He initially ran from the scene but was caught a short time later. It's unclear when he's due in court.
Khan's family members said they're unaware of any sort of connection between her and her accused killer.
The Muslim community sent its condolences to Khan's family.
"May Allah make ease for her and provide strength to her family to bear this loss," the Al-Ansaar Islamic Center wrote in a Facebook post.
They said Khan started coming to their masjid when she moved.
CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, passed its condolences onto the family. The Houston chapter said it's in contact with law enforcement, although a motive for the stabbing remains unclear.
"We are unsure at this moment if this was a hate crime, however, given the tragic circumstances, we are paying very close attention to the investigation," CAIR Houston said.