Robbery suspect shot in chest after friend of victim opens fire at southwest Houston store, HPD says

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A robbery suspect was shot in the chest after a friend of the man being robbed opened fire at a southwest Houston convenience store late Saturday night, according to the Houston Police Department.

Officers responded around 11:25 p.m. Nov. 7 to a shooting at the Quick Food Store in the 8900 block of Bissonnet Street near Braeburn Glen Boulevard.

According to HPD Lt. Pulido, three men had taken property from another man during a robbery. One of the suspects was armed with a Glock.

At some point, a friend of the man being robbed arrived and shot the armed suspect once in the chest, police said.

The two other robbery suspects fled the scene.

Police said the man who was robbed and his friend left together in a vehicle.

Investigators are working to determine what led up to the shooting. The condition of the man who was shot and whether anyone has been taken into custody were not immediately known.



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