Overview
- The employee, who opened fire Thursday while handling takeout orders, was taken into custody by Baytown police.
- Officers recovered the handgun at the Garth Road Walmart and reported no injuries, though at least two nearby vehicles were hit by bullets.
- The worker told officers three men with whom he had prior run-ins approached him and that he fired because he felt threatened.
- Detectives are testing the self-defense claim, and both the employee and the three men are cooperating as the investigation continues.
- Under Texas law, self-defense can apply when someone reasonably believes force is needed to stop an attack, while deadly force is justified only in narrower situations such as preventing serious harm.