A woman selling food outside an apartment complex in southeast Houston was robbed at gunpoint last week, and the incident was captured on her cellphone as she livestreamed on TikTok.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Houston police later arrested Edgard Eliud Castillo, who now faces a charge of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.<\/p>\n
Teresa has been selling food outside the apartment complex for the past four years. She said she typically gets up at 4 a.m. to prepare for work.<\/p>\n
Last week, she said, a man approached her, ordered food and then demanded her money while threatening her with a gun.<\/p>\n
The robbery was recorded on Teresa’s cellphone while she was livestreaming on TikTok. She said she had only started using TikTok eight days before the robbery.<\/p>\n
Teresa said the experience has been difficult to process and that she is grateful she was not seriously hurt.<\/p>\n
“Es muy dif\u00edcil, me pongo a pensar lo que me iba a pasar. Gracias a Dios me salv\u00e9.”<\/p>\n
In the recording, the man can be heard telling Teresa that it was a robbery and demanding money. He then threatened to shoot her if she tried to do anything.<\/p>\n
“Yo le voy a tirar un balazo si empieza a hacer algo.”<\/p>\n
Teresa pointed toward her phone, apparently trying to let the man know that she was livestreaming. She said the suspect did not seem to care.<\/p>\n
She said she was in shock and did not know how to respond.<\/p>\n
“Me qued\u00e9 en shock, nunca me hab\u00eda pasado eso. Me qued\u00e9 en blanco sin contestar, sin decir nada.”<\/p>\n
The suspect then demanded Teresa’s gold chain.<\/p>\n
“Deme la cadena, por favor.”<\/p>\n
Teresa said the demand made her even more afraid. She worried the man would kill her because she had nothing else to give him.<\/p>\n
“Una de esas s\u00ed me va a matar. Si me pide m\u00e1s, ya no lo tengo, \u00bfqu\u00e9 le voy a dar?”<\/p>\n
The man eventually ran away and got into a car, leaving Teresa shaken by what had happened.<\/p>\n
“Me qued\u00e9 traumada.”<\/p>\n
Teresa called police, and investigators made an arrest a few days later. HPD arrested Castillo, who now faces an aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon charge. The broadcast also showed a previous mugshot of Castillo.<\/p>\n
Despite the arrest, Teresa said she remains afraid. She has not returned to selling food since the robbery because she worries someone could come along and rob her again.<\/p>\n
“Da miedo, siento que en cualquier momento va a salir alguien m\u00e1s.”<\/p>\n
HPD is investigating. The broadcast said Castillo was arrested last week for evading arrest and possession of a controlled substance. It also said he has a criminal history dating back to 2008.<\/p>\n
Teresa said that despite the fear left by the robbery, she is grateful she was not injured and survived.<\/p>\n