Overview
- Officers exchanged gunfire Saturday night inside the Sam’s Club on the 13600 block of the East Freeway, and the suspect died at a hospital.
- Investigators say he had been vandalizing and breaking into cars outside, and ABC13 reported he stole a guard’s gear to pose as security before shots were fired.
- Police say the man fired at employees who ran back into the store, then followed them inside while shooting, though no workers were hurt.
- HPD says Homicide SIU, Internal Affairs, and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office opened reviews, with body-cam video expected within 30 days.
- The East Houston warehouse store stayed closed Sunday as hazmat crews cleaned the scene, according to on-site reporting.