Overview

• A 42-year-old convenience store employee in Humble, Texas, was fatally shot after pursuing two shoplifters who stole a bag of chips.
• The employee followed the thieves in his car, at which point one of the suspects opened fire, striking and killing the employee.
• The suspects fled the scene on foot and remained at large until two Houston-area teenagers, including 17-year-old Mario Young Furgeson identified as the shooter, turned themselves in to authorities.
• The incident has been described as tragic by the Humble Assistant Police Chief Dan Zientek, who emphasized the loss of a citizen just trying to do their job.
• The suspects could face capital murder charges.