Robbery Suspect Shot Dead Outside a Bissonnet Store After the Victim's Friend Intervened, Houston Police Say

A man who police say was robbing another man at gunpoint outside a southwest Houston convenience store late Saturday was shot and killed by a friend of the victim who stepped in while the robbery was still underway, FOX 26 Houston reports, citing the Houston Police Department. Officers responded at 11:25 p.m. to reports of a shooting outside the Quick Food Store in the 8900 block of Bissonnet Street, near South Gessner Road in the Braeburn area.

According to HPD Lt. Pulido, three men tried to rob a man outside the store. During the robbery, one of the suspects, armed with a Glock handgun, took personal property from the victim. While the robbery was still in progress, a friend of the victim approached and fired a single shot, striking the armed suspect once in the chest, Pulido said. The wounded man died at the scene.

What happened next is part of what investigators are still sorting out. The two other robbery suspects ran from the scene, and the robbery victim and the shooter left together in a vehicle, according to police. Authorities said everyone involved appeared to be in their 20s, and it was not immediately clear whether the groups knew each other. Police have not released the name of the man who died.

The HPD Homicide Division and Crime Scene Unit are leading the investigation, reviewing surveillance footage from the store and interviewing witnesses to identify everyone involved. Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division or Crime Stoppers of Houston. This story carries only what police have put on the record through Sunday night; names, charges, and the shooter's account, if they are released, will update it.