A theft suspect was shot and killed by a retailer proprietor throughout an tried holdup at a Houston donut store.
HOUSTON — A theft suspect was shot and killed Thursday morning after an tried holdup at a Houston donut store resulted in gunfire, based on police.
The capturing occurred round 6:15 a.m. on the Snowflake Donuts store on Winkler Drive alongside the Gulf Freeway. Officers arrived on the scene simply after 6:20 a.m., the place they discovered the suspect useless contained in the enterprise.
Houston Police Division Murder Det. Socrates Trujillo stated the suspect, armed with a firearm and wearing a black hoodie and darkish clothes, entered the store throughout an obvious theft. The shop proprietor, who was additionally armed, shot the suspect. The suspect’s gun was recovered on the scene, and a money register was discovered open, police stated.
“It is a busy place… individuals getting some donuts or kolaches earlier than they head to work or faculty,” Trujillo stated. “It may have ended very in a different way, the place harmless civilians may have been shot and injured.”
Trujillo stated the investigation stays in its early levels. The shop proprietor is just not at the moment going through any fees, however the case can be offered to a grand jury for evaluate.
“There isn’t any [charge] offered to him presently,” Trujillo stated. “This can be offered to a grand jury, they usually’ll have the dedication of that capturing.”
Police are nonetheless working to find out the suspect’s identification and whether or not the incident could also be linked to different robberies within the space. Surveillance video from each the shop and close by companies has been collected, however officers haven’t but reviewed the entire footage.
It was unclear how many individuals had been inside the shop on the time, however witnesses have been recognized and are being interviewed.
Trujillo stated the shop proprietor is “doing advantageous as finest as he may be for proper now.”
The investigation stays ongoing.
Here’s what the police stated on the scene:
