{"id":165708,"date":"2026-02-15T14:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T14:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/165708\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T14:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T14:31:08","slug":"owner-found-shot-to-death-inside-north-houston-smoke-shop-person-of-interest-detained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/165708\/","title":{"rendered":"Owner found shot to death inside north Houston smoke shop; person of interest detained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">HOUSTON \u2013 A north Houston smoke shop is now the focus of a homicide investigation after one of its co-owners was found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/14\/owner-found-dead-inside-houston-smoke-shop-after-being-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/14\/owner-found-dead-inside-houston-smoke-shop-after-being-shot\/\">shot to death inside the business<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Houston police say the case unfolded in two key moments: around midnight and then again around noon.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators believe the shooting happened around midnight.<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, an employee drove by the store and noticed something unusual. The \u201copen\u201d sign was illuminated, even though the business was supposed to be closed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The employee went inside and found one of the co-owners dead in the back of the store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Officers responded to the scene and confirmed the death.<\/p>\n<p>Surveillance video shows suspect entering and leaving<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Detectives say surveillance video from inside the store shows a man entering and leaving during the overnight hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police have not released details about how the suspect gained access to the business or what led to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Missing vehicle leads to detention<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">After officers arrived, they learned the victim\u2019s vehicle was missing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Patrol units later located that vehicle and conducted a felony stop. The driver was taken into custody without incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Investigators say the man detained matches the description seen on surveillance footage. He has been transported to HPD homicide headquarters for questioning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">No charges have been filed at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The Harris County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office has not completed the official review to determine the cause and manner of death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police say the investigation remains in its early stages.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 A north Houston smoke shop is now the focus of a homicide investigation after one of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":165709,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[294,2461,56,58,57,8063,95,1139],"class_list":["post-165708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-crime","tag-homicide","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-houston-police","tag-shooting","tag-smoke-shop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}