According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, investigators were in the 17700 block of W. Lake Houston Parkway attempting to arrest a person of interest in the deadly shooting of a Cracker Barrel manager. Gonzalez added that the man has two, unrelated felony warrants.
During the arrest attempt, deputies fired their weapons, striking the man. Gonzalez said the suspect was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
The name of the man has not been released at this time.
Gonzalez said the man shot is a person of interest in the shooting death of 59-year-old Robin Baucom to death as she tried to help an employee during an attempted robbery.
The robbery happened Saturday morning. Deputies said Baucom was at work before the restaurant opened. Another employee, waiting to be let in around 6:15 a.m., was approached by two men in a Dodge Charger. According to deputies, the man in the passenger seat got of the car and tried to steal the employee’s purse.
Baucom came to the employee’s rescue and let her in while pushing back on the door to stop the man who was forcing himself inside. That’s when the suspect took out a gun and shot Baucom, who later died at the hospital, deputies said.
@HCSOTexas investigators began zeroing in on a person of interest in the recent deadly shooting at the Cracker Barrel. The male has two, unrelated open felony warrants. Tonight members from our Warrants team located the male at the 17700 blk of W. Lake Houston Pkwy in (1/3) pic.twitter.com/aKPoqBXWeu
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) January 18, 2022
Atascocita. While attempting to arrest the male, our members fired their weapons striking the male. The male has been transported to a hospital in critical condition. Our deputies are not injured. Investigators are enroute to the scene. The incident occurred on a roadway, (2/3)
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) January 18, 2022
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