HOUSTON – A customer was fatally shot
and an employee was injured during a robbery at a Denny’s restaurant in west
Houston. It happened at the Denny’s along Interstate 10 at Washington Avenue
around 10:30 p.m. Monday, according to officers with the Houston Police
Department.
Police said three men
wearing masks and bandanas went into the restaurant and ordered all customers
and employees to the ground. A family member of one of the victims said the men
took purses and cell phones, and even pointed their guns at small children. The
men also stole money from the customers and the cash register.
Witnesses said the robbers
became angry and started shooting before they left the scene. The bullets
struck a customer and an employee who was trying to escape out the front door. The robbers escaped in a
minivan, believed to be stolen.
Police spent several hours
looking over the scene and the evidence, which included bullet holes in some of
the cars parked outside. Police said the men wore masks, but the crime and the
getaway vehicle may have been captured on video by surveillance cameras.
If they are putting a gun
to a small kid’s head, they need to be stopped," said Drue Placette. Denny’s reopened a few
hours after the deadly robbery. Regulars stopped by to check on the employees
they’ve come to know.
"You never think it’s
going to happen to somebody you know, or some place that you go, and it’s
really sad when it does," said Peggy McMillan, a regular. "It’s
horrible. We just want to check and make sure everybody is OK. I know somebody
didn’t make it and we feel really bad about it."
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