Suspect killed while trying to rob food truck on South Main Street in SW Houston, police say


HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A robbery suspect is dead after he was shot while trying to hold up a food truck in southwest Houston, police said.

According to the Houston Police Department, the robbery happened at about 1 p.m. on Tuesday in the 14500 block of South Main Street at Fondren.

Derick Howard, an owner of Elite Eats and Cold Treats, was on his way to the food truck to meet his mother, who is a co-owner, and his uncle, who were working the truck during the lunch hour.

Before he arrived, police said the suspect approached the food truck, asking what kind of food they serve. The suspect then tried robbing them, but Howard's mother and uncle quickly closed the window.

The suspect got out of his truck, opened the food truck's front window, and pointed the gun inside. Police said the suspect fired his gun, but it jammed.

"Thank God," Jacqueline Mitchell, a family member, said. "She's a godly woman. That's why the gun jammed because God jammed it because when (suspect) opened that window, he could have shot her, but it jammed."

That's when the woman pulled out her own gun and fired multiple times. Howard's mother is licensed to carry a gun, according to the family.
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