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Security Guard Killed Outside Southeast Houston Restaurant as Police Search for Suspect

Police are reviewing surveillance to identify the man who fled on foot after the shooting.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 6:16–6:30 p.m. to Connie’s Seafood in the 300 block of S. 69th Street near Capitol after reports of gunfire.
  • Investigators say a confrontation in the parking lot ended when a man pulled a handgun and shot the on-duty guard.
  • The guard was transported to a hospital, where he died, and authorities have not released his name.
  • The shooter ran through the lot to nearby railroad tracks before heading north on 69th Street and remains at large.
  • Houston police say the suspect was recorded on surveillance video as detectives canvass the area and work to develop a public description.