Kroger employees are escorted from the scene in the aftermath of a shooting, where multiple victims were reported, two listed as critical, at a Kroger grocery store in Cypress, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Law enforcement officers investigate the scene in the aftermath of a shooting, where multiple victims were reported, two listed as critical, at a Kroger grocery store in Cypress, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Kroger employees are escorted from the scene in the aftermath of a shooting, where multiple victims were reported, two listed as critical, at a Kroger grocery store in Cypress, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Law enforcement officers stand in a grocery store doorway during an investigation in the aftermath of a shooting, where multiple victims were reported, two listed as critical, at a Kroger grocery store in Cypress, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Law enforcement officers investigate the scene in the aftermath of a shooting, where multiple victims were reported, two listed as critical, at a Kroger grocery store in Cypress, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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A man and a woman sit next to a sheriff’s vehicle near the entrance of a Kroger in the aftermath of a shooting, where multiple victims were reported, two listed as critical, at the grocery store in Cypress, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Kroger employees are escorted from the scene in the aftermath of a shooting, where multiple victims were reported, two listed as critical, at a Kroger grocery store in Cypress, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle
Kroger employees are escorted from the scene in the aftermath of a shooting, where multiple victims were reported, two listed as critical, at a Kroger grocery store in Cypress, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle
Law enforcement officers investigate the scene in the aftermath of a shooting, where multiple victims were reported, two listed as critical, at a Kroger grocery store in Cypress, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Bystanders gather as law enforcement investigate the scene in the aftermath of a shooting, where multiple victims were reported, two listed as critical, at a Kroger grocery store in Cypress, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Police are shown at the scene where multiple people were shot inside a Kroger in Cypress Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Police are shown at the scene where multiple people were shot inside a Kroger in Cypress Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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People wait in the shopping center near the scene where multiple people were shot inside a Kroger in Cypress Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Police are shown at the scene where multiple people were shot inside a Kroger in Cypress Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Police are shown at the scene where multiple people were shot inside a Kroger in Cypress Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Police are shown at the scene where multiple people were shot inside a Kroger in Cypress Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Police are shown at the scene where multiple people were shot inside a Kroger in Cypress Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Two people were shot Wednesday afternoon inside a Kroger in the Cypress area, prompting a large law enforcement response.
Credit: Katie Porter
Two people were shot Wednesday afternoon inside a Kroger in the Cypress area, prompting a large law enforcement response.
Credit: Katie Porter
Two people were shot Wednesday afternoon inside a Kroger in the Cypress area, prompting a large law enforcement response.
Credit: Katie Porter
Law enforcement officers stand in the parking like during an investigation in the aftermath of a shooting, where multiple victims were reported, two listed as critical, at a Kroger grocery store in Cypress, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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A man and a woman sit next to a sheriff’s vehicle near the entrance of a Kroger in the aftermath of a shooting, where multiple victims were reported, two listed as critical, at the grocery store in Cypress, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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A shooting at a Cypress Kroger store injured two people on Wednesday afternoon as shoppers reported hearing loud booms before they fled to the parking lot.
Around 2:50 p.m., Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman’s deputies responded to reports of multiple shots being fired at the grocery store at 20355 Cypresswood Drive near Fairfield Meadows Drive.
Capt. Juan Flores with Harris County Precinct 4 said deputies arrived at the scene to find one man walking out of the store with a gunshot wound and another person with injuries inside. Witnesses told deputies they saw a man fire a weapon inside the store.
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A woman sits next to a sheriff’s vehicle near the entrance of a Kroger in the aftermath of a shooting, where multiple victims were reported, two listed as critical, at the grocery store in Cypress, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Both people were in critical condition, and a helicopter was called to transport one to a hospital, according to the constable’s office.
A social media post from Herman’s office said the shooting may have stemmed from a “domestic disturbance” between the two injured people, based on a preliminary investigation. Family violence investigators are currently looking into the incident, and charges will be filed after the investigation concludes.
The person who fired shots first — who deputies detained — was shot in the neck and was transported to a nearby hospital. The other had multiple gunshot wounds and required transport by Life Flight.
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“Right now, it appears we don’t have any bystanders injured,” Flores said.
Some deputy constables began leaving the scene just after 4:30 p.m., although a large central area of the parking lot remained surrounded by crime scene tape.
Police are shown at the scene where multiple people were shot inside a Kroger in Cypress Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Witnesses described a chaotic scene in the moments after the shooting.
Patrick Young was in the frozen food aisle when he heard multiple screams and the popping sounds of gunfire. Within seconds, he said the store turned into “mayhem” as customers began running for the exit.
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“I haven’t run that fast in so long,” Young said. “It sounded like fear.”
April Johnson was outside in the parking lot, loading her groceries into the car when she heard what sounded like firecrackers. The Cypress-area Kroger is her local grocery store that she shops at two to three times a week.
“It sounded like firecrackers at first, and being that it’s like, the Fourth of July just passed, we didn’t really pay attention until the screaming started and people were leaving out of the store,” Johnson said. “You come to the grocery store for one thing, you don’t think you’re going to see something like this.”
People wait in the shopping center near the scene where multiple people were shot inside a Kroger in Cypress Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Katie Porter and Lynn Blair heard the sirens of first responder vehicles from the second story of a commercial building near the Kroger as people started running out of the store. They said the shooting was unexpected and and they had never witnessed something like this in the area.
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“(I feel) kind of like I wanted to throw up,” Blair said. “I’m in there every morning. I go pick up bananas before I even come into work.”
A teenager, who declined to give his full name, said he saw a man in a yellow shirt walk into the store and then heard multiple large booms from inside.
The store has been closed as the investigation continues.
“We are cooperating with local law enforcement, who have secured the store and parking lot,” Kroger said in a Wednesday statement. “The store will remain closed while the police investigation continues, and we have initiated counseling services for our associates.”
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Law enforcement is urging the public to avoid the area as first responders conduct an investigation that is still in its early stages.
This is a developing story.