HOUSTON – A HEB store in Houston’s Uptown area temporarily closed after a man showed up at the store and pointed a gun at a security guard. Police say the suspect is now in custody.
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Houston police confirm units responded after getting multiple calls of a suspicious person at the HEB located at 5895 San Felipe Street. The first call came in at 5:41 p.m.
We are told employees moved shoppers to the back of the store, but a customer told KPRC 2’s Corley Peel that the shoppers have been allowed to resume their activities. Police still remain in the parking lot.
Houston police provided more details on the incident and said the suspect is a former employee who was fired about five years ago. Police said he comes up to the store every week or two and bothers the employees. He has also been trespassed from the store before.
HPD said Tuesday, he walked up to the store and pointed a gun at the security guard before leaving the store. Shortly before 9 p.m., HPD told KPRC 2 the suspect has been taken into custody.
Police said no one was hurt in the incident.
A spokesperson for HEB says they made the decision to temporarily close the store.
“Out of an abundance of caution we closed the store to make sure that it was safe. The store has now reopened,” the statement from the spokesperson said.