While the job of a security guard is to protect a store, its workers, customers, and merchandise, they don’t usually see much action. That’s why this video of one fighting off an alleged robber really caught our attention.
It all happened on Tuesday at a convenience store in northeast Houston. Surveillance video shows the robbery suspect walking in around 2:30 am and a struggle begins as the suspect tries to grab the security guard’s gun.
Convenience store owner Arshad Ali enters view, trying to help the security guard and Ali hits the suspect in the head with a stick as they head towards the door. At one point, security guard Jorge Palacios pushes the man outside the store and Palacios fires his pistol, hitting the suspect in the leg.
The suspect then runs off into the distance and he hasn’t been seen since. According to Eyewitness News, witness George Howard said he saw everything from across the street. “I mean, the dude was hitting him,” Howard said. “They finally got the dude running, and when he ran, he shot him in the leg.”
Apparently, no one else was in the store at the time and no other injuries were reported. Ali says he hired Palacios in the first place because they’ve had problems with people doing drugs on the property.
Now, he’s prevented possible death or injury after his quick actions this morning. Police are now looking for the would-be robber, whose whereabouts are unknown.
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