{"id":115048,"date":"2026-01-08T03:59:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T03:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/115048\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T03:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T03:59:07","slug":"security-guard-killed-after-altercation-with-man-outside-se-houston-restaurant-escalates-to-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/115048\/","title":{"rendered":"Security guard killed after altercation with man outside SE Houston restaurant escalates to shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Security guard shot and killed (KPRC 2)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">HOUSTON \u2013 Houston Police say a security guard was killed after a confrontation with a man outside a seafood restaurant in southeast Houston ended with the man shooting the guard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">It happened at the Connie\u2019s restaurant located at 300 S. 69th Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police were called around 6:30 p.m. for the reported shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Lt. Larry Crowson said officers arrived and found the security guard who had been shot at least once. He was taken to a hospital where he died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Crowson said there was some sort of altercation between the security guard and the suspect outside of the restaurant. The suspect pulled out a gun and shot the guard before fleeing on foot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The suspect was last seen running away heading north on 69th Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police are looking through surveillance video and talking to witnesses to try and get a better description of the suspect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the Author<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/team\/JB2Q1RZ712JI7KLO0BEWWLE7PS\/\" title=\"View Christian Terry&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Terry<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. 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