HOUSTON, Tx. (KPEL-FM) – A 19-year-old Taco Cabana employee in Houston is recovering after accidentally shooting himself while at work last week and is now facing multiple criminal charges.
Charges Filed Against the Employee
The Taco Cabana employee has been charged with unlawfully carrying a firearm and tampering with evidence after he allegedly shot himself on accident.
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What Happened at the Taco Cabana
The incident happened on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the Taco Cabana at 700 North Loop West. Houston police received a call for a shooting in progress. When they arrived, they found the teen employee bloody with an apparent gunshot wound to his private area. The teen was transported to a local hospital.
According to court records, the teen told investigators he was sitting inside the kitchen of the Taco Cabana on his break with the firearm in his pants when it…..