The Brief
- A 57-year-old security guard was shot and killed while working outside a Connie’s Seafood restaurant on Houston’s East Side Wednesday evening.
- Police say the guard was patrolling the parking lot when an altercation with another man escalated, leading the suspect to pull out a handgun and flee the scene.
- Coworkers say the guard, who spent nearly a decade with Connie’s and about 20 years in security, was well-loved and treated like family as police continue searching for the shooter.
HOUSTON – A longtime and beloved security guard is dead after being shot while doing his job Wednesday evening at a Connie’s Seafood restaurant on Houston’s East Side.
Houston security guard killed: Restaurant co-owner speaks out after shooting
Houston police say the shooting happened just after 6:30 p.m. at the Connie’s Seafood location on 69th Street near the Gus Wortham Golf Course.
What we know:
Officers arrived to find a 57-year-old security guard suffering from at least one gunshot wound in the parking lot. He was rushed to the hospital, but sadly, he did not survive.…