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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies say an off-duty Houston police officer shot a robbery suspect at a Walmart in northeast Harris County.
It happened around 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday at the Walmart in the 9200 block of N. Sam Houston Parkway E near Humble.
Deputies say the suspect went inside the Walmart with a gun and tried to rob an employee in the customer service area. An off-duty officer happened to be in the store and saw the incident unfold. That’s when deputies say she shot the suspect.
The suspect was then sent to the hospital.
Deputies did recover his gun. The suspect was reportedly stable when he was sent to the hospital. No information on him has been released.
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Deputies are at a Wal-Mart in the 9200 block of N. Sam Houston Pkwy, where preliminary indications are that a @houstonpolice officer has shot a possible robbery suspect. The suspect is conscious and alert at this time. PIO is en route. #hounews
The officer is a 17-year veteran of the Houston Police Department.
Walmart released the following statement:
“We’re thankful for the swift action of the off-duty officer and grateful no one else was injured. We will assist the Houston Police Department with their investigation however we can.”