A Taqueria Customer In Texas Shot A Robber & Walked Away Like It Was No Big Deal (VIDEO)

Police are still looking for the shooter.

The suspected shooter. Right: The suspect getting into a car.

The suspected shooter. Right: The suspect getting into a car.

Texas Staff Writer

A taqueria customer in Texas shot and killed a robber who came inside the busy establishment wielding a weapon and demanding people's money.

Surveillance footage shows the unidentified person, who presumably shot the thief at Ranchito Taqueria in southwest Houston, TX, Thursday night, giving patrons their stolen money back and leaving as if nothing had happened. The shooter still hasn't been identified by the Houston Police Department.

The security video obtained by KHOU11 shows a person dressed head-to-toe in black barge into the spot where a few people are eating. The person walks around to each table, seemingly takes people’s money, and eventually turns his back on the previously mentioned customer, who can be seen pulling out a gun and shooting him.

Raw video: Customer at taqueria shoots robber as he was leaving.

The robbery suspect didn't have a real weapon anyway, authorities say.

"He had a plastic pistol, possibly an aero soft or possibly a little BB pistol," Houston Police Department (HPD) Lieutenant Ronnie Wilkens told KHOU news.

According to police, nobody else was injured during the incident. Authorities are asking witnesses to contact the HPD Homicide unit to provide a statement.

The person who seemingly shot the robbery suspect is not being charged at this time, but authorities would like to locate him for questioning.

The customer in question appears to be a bald male with glasses who drove away in a red "1970s or 80s model" pickup truck.

HPD also asks to call them at 713-308-3600 if you know the alleged shooter's identity.

  • Staff Writer

    Brittany Cristiano (she/her) was Narcity USA's first full-time Texas Staff Writer. She's a lifelong Houstonian but enjoys every corner of the Lone Star State. Brittany is passionate about highlighting the beauty and rarities in the places we live in or visit–whether it’s showing North American readers something they never knew existed in the South, or helping Texans appreciate the beauty that’s been there the whole time. Oh, and she also loves to spill the tea on the latest trending figures in Texas and beyond. She previously served as an Editorial Intern for Houstonia magazine and as Editor-in-Chief of the University of St. Thomas’ student newspaper.

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