Men fire gun during shoplifting of TV at Dallas Walmart

Occurred November 18, 2014.


Two men went into a Walmart store in Dallas and attempted to shoplift a TV.  When store security confronted the men, the men threatened the employees with a gun and fired the gun in the air, then fled.

A police chase ensued, eventually capturing both suspects, one of whom accidentally fired his gun.

From an article and news video:

It started at the Walmart in Cedar Hill and ended near Interstate 20 on Camp Wisdom Road in Southwest Dallas.

Police say two men each stole a television from the store around 2:15 a.m. and employees chased them into the parking lot. One suspect showed an employee his gun and fired it into the air.

No one was hurt, but Dallas police say the suspects sped away in a green Toyota Camry.

Cedar Hill officers caught up with them six blocks away and chased them into a Southwest Dallas neighborhood, where the men crashed into a parked car and a fence.

The suspects ran away from the scene while the Dallas Police Department's helicopter and Cedar Hill's K-9 unit were dispatched. A police K-9 found one of the suspects; the chopper found the other.

The second suspect's gun discharged by accident while he was arrested, but no one was injured.

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Two Walmart employees robbed at gunpoint at store parking lot in Texas

Occurred November 12, 2014.


Two Walmart employees were leaving their store in Houston, Texas, when two gunmen held them up and robbed them in the parking lot.

The suspects fled, but were soon captured by police.

No one was injured.

From an article:

Houston police said officers were quick to respond to reports of a robbery in the parking lot of a north side Walmart store.

The robbery happened around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday along the North Freeway at Crosstimbers.

The victims, who work at the store, told police that two men approached them at gunpoint and demanded their belongings and money. The suspects then jumped in a pickup and sped away.

Responding officers spotted the truck and took two suspects into custody. The victims' belongings were found inside the vehicle, police said.

No injuries were reported.

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Gunman robs Texas Walmart

Occurred October 9, 2014.


A man robbed a Walmart cashier at gunpoint, at a store in Crowley, Texas, before fleeing with money.  Luckily, no shots were fired.

From an article:

Crowley police are asking for the public’s help in finding the man who robbed a Walmart cashier at gunpoint Thursday afternoon.

The robbery was at 1:15 p.m. at the Walmart at 1221 E. Farm Road 1187, according to a Crowley news release.

The man left the big-box store in a dark blue GMC Yukon SUV, police said.

He is black, 5 feet 5 to 5 feet 9, wearing sunglasses, a dark-colored baseball cap with a silver emblem above the bill, a white T-shirt, gray long sleeve shirt, dark blue jeans and brown “work-type” boots.

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article3877063.html#storylink=cpy

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Off-duty policeman shoots shoplifter at Texas Walmart after being stabbed

Occurred December 16, 2014.

Scene of shooting at Dallas Walmart (screenpic source)

An off-duty officer, Larry Moody, in full uniform, was working security at a Dallas, Texas, Walmart store when he confronted a shoplifter, 33-year old Jonathan Puckett.  Puckett stabbed Officer Moody in the hand, at which point Moody pulled his gun and shot Puckett in the leg.

From an article:

The incident happened just after midnight at the Walmart store on Retail Road, in the northeast part of the city.

Police said that the officer tried to stop a man who was accused of shoplifting. But the suspect stabbed the officer in the left hand. The officer responded by pulled out his weapon and firing at the suspect, striking him in the leg.

Authorities did not say what the suspect was trying to steal.

The suspect was taken to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas in stable condition. The officer was transported to Baylor Medical Center at Dallas and is expected to be okay. No names have been released.

Additional details HERE.

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Argument leads to fatal shooting outside a Texas Walmart

Occurred December 10, 2014.

Scene of fatal shooting at Stafford Walmart (source)

(UPDATED -- See below)

A man was shopping at a Walmart store in Stafford, Texas, with his wife and young daughter when he got into an argument with another shopper.

The argument continued outside, where the other shopper pulled out a handgun and shot the man in the neck and chest.  The shooter fled, and the victim died at the hospital.

From an article:

Police said the man was shopping with his wife and young daughter when he got into an argument inside the store with another shopper.  

The argument continued outside the store when the other shopper pulled out a gun and shot the man, said police. 

Sources tell Local 2 the man was shot in the neck and chest. He was taken to Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital where he died. 

The shooter fled the scene; police are currently following some leads and reviewing surveillance video to try and get a description of him and his vehicle.

Yvette Gentry was working inside the store when she heard several gunshots.

"I was inside working register seven when I heard three shots and then I saw a guy running in, full of blood,” she said. “When I walked around there was a whole lot of blood right in front of that window. There's a whole lot of blood."

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UPDATE (12/23/14):   According to another article, the shooting victim has been identified as 35-year-old Christian Eduardo Cardoza.  A 19-year old suspect, Antonio De la Cruz, has been arrested for the shooting.  More details from the article:

Investigators with the Stafford Police Department said that when the Cardoza family left the store De La Cruz and his friends were waiting for them in the parking lot. They began attacking the women and two teens.

Cardoza was waiting in the parking lot for his family. When he saw what was happening, he ran to help.

Police say De La Cruz shot him at least twice as his wife and kids watched in horror.

Cardoza was rushed to Southwest Memorial Hermann but he didn't survive.

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Woman robbed in Texas Walmart parking lot by gunman

Occurred November 13, 2014.

Scene of armed robbery at Katy Walmart (screencap source)

Ruben Vela, 25, and his 17-year old girlfriend, Kimberly Martinez, are implicated in a string of armed robberies, holding up women at gunpoint.  One of those robberies occurred in the parking lot of the Walmart store in Katy, Texas.

They have now been captured and are awaiting trial.

From an article:

Harris County Sherriff's Office detectives are also connecting Vela to five other armed robberies. That includes one that happened at the Walmart at Fry Road and I-10 on Thursday around 9 a.m.

"He clicked the gun and pointed it at me like that and said, I'm going to take your purse," said Bina Vora. "The scariest thing I have ever felt in my life."

Bina Vora was putting groceries in her trunk when the gunman crept up from behind.
"I just froze basically when he pointed the gun at me," said Vora.

Vora says the gunman got away with approximately $250 in cash. She also says her debit card was used about 15 minutes after the robbery.

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Shoplifters threaten Texas Walmart employee with gun

Occurred November 13, 2014.


A man and woman were observed shoplifting items in a Texarkana, Texas, Walmart store.  When a store employee confronted them, one of the suspects pulled out a gun and threatened the employee.  The pair then fled, driving away.

From an article:

The incident happened around 3:45 a.m. at the Walmart in the 4000 block of New Boston Road. Police say a woman attempted to walk out of the store without paying for multiple items in her possession. As an employee confronted her to retrieve the stolen items, a man pulled out a gun. The two then fled the scene in a white car.

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Man shot and killed in Dallas Walmart gas station; officer shoots suspect

Occurred August 27, 2014.

Scene of fatal shooting at Dallas Walmart (source)

A man was shot and killed in his car in the parking lot of a Walmart gas station and parking lot in Dallas, Texas.  An off-duty police officer, working security, responded and chased a suspect across the street, firing at him and hitting him.  The suspect then died.

From an article:

According to police and witnesses, the officer was working a security job at a Walmart store when there was a commotion at the gas station in the parking lot just before 1 a.m. between people in two vehicles.

One shot was fired, police say, and one of the vehicles crashed into parked cars. A man was discovered dead inside.

The suspects then took off and the officer chased them into the parking lot of a Denny's restaurant across the street.

The officer says he spotted a gun and told the suspect to put it down, but he didn't listen. The officer fired his weapon and shot the suspect, who took off in his car again -- eventually crashing into parked cars. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say the officer felt his safety was at risk.

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Officer shoots attacking pit bull in Texas Walmart parking lot

Occurred August 11, 2014.

Screenshot of video of officer shooting attacking dog (source)

A police officer confronted beggars in the parking lot of a Walmart store in Seguin, Texas.  One of the beggars unleashed a pit bull, and the pit bull attacked the officer.  The officer fired one shot in defense through the dog's neck, injuring it.  The dog will survive.

From an article where the is also a video of the shooting:

Seguin police said when three loiterers begging for money would not leave a Walmart in Seguin, customers complained and that's when police say they approached 39 year old Mykkill Payne. They say Payne had a pitbull tied to a backpack.

"He untied the dog and dropped the leash and the dog I guess protecting his owner turned on the officer," added Payne.

The officer says he tried to back up but felt so threatened that he fired a single shot. The dog was shot in head and amazingly survived. By Tuesday morning, the dog was already walking and active.

That's because police say the pit-mixed was rushed to a vet in New Braunfels who saved his life.

"The bullet went in there and came out underneath here," described Springer. "The dog survived."

Meantime Payne was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing.

As for the fate of the dog?

"I think the owner is going to retrieve the dog."

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Woman uses gun during shoplifting at Texas Walmart

Occurred May 5, 2014.


A woman was observed shoplifting beauty products at a Walmart in Abilene, Texas.  When confronted, she threatened employees with a handgun before fleeing, leaving the products behind.

From an article:

According to an incident report, an unidentified Hispanic female wearing a T-shirt and khaki pants was caught stealing beauty supplies – including makeup and nail polish – valued at $62 from the Walmart on Southwest Drive Friday afternoon.

Though the items were recovered, police said the woman exhibited a small handgun in order to flee the scene.

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Fight outside of Texas Walmart leads to one man shot and injured

Occurred May 4, 2014.

Scene of El Paso Walmart shooting (source)

A man was shot and wounded during an argument outside a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas.

From an article:

Police said the victim was in an argument with a group of people that began inside the store.
Once outside the store, the victim was shot in the abdomen and the assailants fled in a vehicle, police said.
The victim received non-life-threatening injuries and no arrests were made.
It was initially reported the victim was related to the assailants, but police said they have not confirmed that information. However, it is believed that the victim and the assailants knew each other, police said.

Is this the same El Paso Walmart where a man was shot, in 2012?

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Gang shooting at Texas Walmart wounds one young man

Occurred April 26, 2014.


A large group of rival gang members met for a fight in the parking lot of a Walmart store in Sugar Land, Texas.  That's when someone pulled out a handgun and fired multiple rounds.  One young man was wounded and taken to the hospital.

From an article:

On Saturday morning, just after 1 a.m., Sugar Land Police responded to a report of shots fired in the parking lot of the Walmart located at 345 State Highway 6, said Sugar Land Police spokesman Doug Adolph. He said, “Police learned that a group of 20-30 men in their late teens to early 20s met for a fight.

During the confrontation, several rounds from a pistol were fired.” After the shots were fired, the participants scattered. According to Adolph there was one gunshot victim that was taken to a local Sugar Land hospital by private auto.

According to law enforcement personnel, the victim was taken to Sugar Land Methodist Hospital by associates that had been at the shooting. Those officers reported that the parking lot incident was gang related and the gangs were from Alief and Missouri City.

The gunshot victim’s friends swarmed the Methodist Hospital emergency room trying to get their associate help. The unidentified victim reportedly suffered a gunshot wound in the torso, possibly injuring his lungs.

Adolph said the case remains under investigation and no arrests have been made.

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Man tries to steal rifle from Texas Walmart and gets shot by police in parking lot

Occurred March 21, 2014.

Scene of San Angelo Walmart shooting (source)

42-year-old Charles D. Welborn went into a Walmart superstore in San Angelo, Texas.  He grabbed a hammer, went to the sporting goods area, and then smashed a gun case, telling the clerk that he had a bomb.  He pulled out a rifle and tried to get away with it, pointing it at other shoppers.

A Walmart employee managed to wrestle the gun away from Welborn, then Welborn fled into the parking lot.

Police responded, finding Welborn in the parking lot.  Welborn then attacked police with a broken bottle, at which point they shot and injured him, hitting him three times.

From an article:

San Angelo's Northside Wal-mart re-opened just before ten Monday night; and 42-year-old Charles D. Welborn remains in the hospital after being shot by police.

The shooting followed an aggravated robbery at the Wal-mart on West 28th Street at about 2:40 Monday afternoon. The store and parking lot were closed off for several hours as police collected evidence, but re-opened late Monday evening.

About a dozen employees waited from across the street for the store to re-open.

Police say Welborn broke into a gun display case in the store, and took a rifle; then ran out after an employee took the rifle away from him.

Police shot Welborn in the parking lot after they say he charged at them with a broken bottle after refusing orders; medics transported him to Shannon Medical Center.

Further details can be found in another article.

Welborn later died from his injuries. 

According to family members, Welborn had suffered from depression and alcoholism brought on by the suicide of a teen daughter, the death of an infant daughter from SIDS, and then the death of his wife from cancer.

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Texas Walmart robbed at gunpoint

Occurred March 14, 2014.


A man with a handgun robbed a Walmart bank, in Seagoville, Texas. 

From an article:

Police are searching for a male subject suspected of armed robbery Friday at the Woodforest National Bank inside the Seagoville Walmart on U.S. Hwy. 175.

Details are still sparse, but Christine Dykes, support services manager of the Seagoville Police Department, said the single male of unknown race displayed a handgun in the process of robbing the bank just before 1:30 p.m. He was described as wearing a hooded jacket.

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Gunmen rob a man outside a Texas Walmart

Occurred January 19, 2014.


Two men, armed with a gun, robbed a patron in the parking lot of a Walmart store in College Station, Texas.

From an article:

A man called 911 about 7:30 p.m. after two people approached him in the Wal-Mart parking lot, demanding his wallet and cell phone, Sgt. Jimmy Brown wrote in a press release.

The victim said one of the men pointed a gun at him, according to the release, which said both culprits fled on foot after the incident.

The man described both as being about 5 feet, 8 inches tall with a medium build; both are black and were wearing a black jacket with a hood. The victim said one suspect was wearing black pants and the other was wearing tan pants.

Is this the same Walmart where a shoplifter was shot to death, back in 2012?


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Shots fired in Craigslist robbery at Texas Walmart

Occurred February 13, 2014.

Scene of shooting at Missouri City Walmart (source)

(UPDATED -- See below)
35-year old Luke Kwan met with a man to sell his iPhone, inside a Walmart in Missouri City, Texas.

That's when the other man grabbed the phone without paying and ran away, hitting Kwan in the process, according to him.  Kwan gave chase, pulled out his handgun, and opened fire on the man in the parking lot.  Though the lot was busy, neither the robber nor any of the bystanders were wounded, though a nearby house was hit by a stray bullet.

The robber escaped.

From an article:

According to investigators, Kwan was meeting a man inside the store, who agreed to buy his iPhone. The man snatched the phone and took off without paying. Police said Kwan followed him and tried to shoot him in the parking lot with other customers around. 

“You have the right to protect yourself or prevent the theft of your property,” said Missouri City Police Lt. Paul Poulton. “But you have to do it in a responsible manner.” 

Nobody was injured in the parking lot shooting, but police said a bullet was found lodged in a nearby home. It’s not clear how many rounds were fired. 

Kwan is being held in the Fort Bend County Jail. He’ll have a bond hearing on Friday morning. 

Police are still looking for the man who stole his cell phone.

Kwan was not charged for carrying the gun, so he likely had a permit.

Is a cell phone worth killing someone over?

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UPDATE (10/15/14):  The case against Kwan was dismissed.  To see the story from Kwan's telling, see his Facebook page posting, HERE.

Gunman with inside information robs a Texas Walmart

Occurred January 28, 2014.

Gunman at the scene of the armed robbery at Spring Walmart

A man with a disguise entered a Walmart store at night in Spring, Texas.  Using employee garb and using an intercom to call a special code, he initiated a cash collection, then robbed the employee who collected the cash, at gunpoint.  He then fled in a getaway car with an accomplice.

From an article:

The robber came in dressed like a Walmart worker with some extra accessories. 

"According to witnesses, he was wearing a wig, sunglasses in the middle of the night and he had some type of lip balm or gloss," said Sgt. M. Alvarado with the Harris County Robbery division. 

Surveillance video shows him walking around the store. 

Investigators believe the robber may be a current or former employee because he had inside information that only workers would know. He used an intercom to announce a special code, signaling a worker to go to the front of the store and collect the cash. 

"She got a call on the intercom, I guess to pick up some special thing, and she knew what that meant," said Lucy Taylor, the victim’s mother. 

Seconds later, the suspect approached the employee who had just finished collecting money from the registers and placed it in the money cart. 

The robber pointed the weapon at the woman and pulled the cart out of her hands. 

He ran outside where a getaway driver was waiting. They struggled to get the money cart into the trunk of the white Expedition. 

While that’s going on, employees were yelling at them to stop. The suspect pointed the gun at them as they sped away.

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Purse-snatcher fires at employees chasing him at Texas Walmart

Occurred January 15, 2014.

Scene of shooting at Spring Branch Walmart (source)

A man grabbed a purse and ran off with it, at a Walmart Neighborhood Market in Spring Branch, Texas.  When Walmart employees gave chase, the man then pulled out a handgun and fired at them.  Luckily, no one was hurt.  The robber got away.

From an article:

The Walmart employees were giving chase when the suspect pulled out a gun and started shooting at them. Luckily, no one was hurt. 

Mary Flanagan was in the store shopping and had no idea what was happening. 

”Oh, I didn’t see that, I just was in there for about 20 or 30 minutes. I’m gonna’ go be very careful. That makes me almost afraid to come up here by myself,” the 85-year-old shopper said. 

Flanagan was nervous, thinking she could’ve been the victim. “Not so easy; I don’t feel good right now. I go in there all the time, but my word. I don’t know what I would’ve done. I would’ve probably given it to them and let him go because I’m scared to death of guns,” she said.

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Shoplifters pull gun on Walmart employee in Texas

Occurred January 15, 2014.

(UPDATED -- See below)

Three men were witnessed stealing items from a Lindale, Texas, Walmart store.  When an employee confronted the men, one of them pulled a gun on him.  The men then fled.

One of the men has since been identified.

From an article:

Police have revealed Henry Ray Marshall and Kelly Ann Edwards as the remaining suspects in this incident. 

 Marshall and Edwards along with Adam Bowers, who was captured Wednesday night by Smith County officials, are believed to be the other reported robbers who were seen taking merchandise from the store, located at 105 East Centennial Boulevard. 

The suspects were captured on the surveillance system around 5:30 a.m., Monday, stealing items. When a Wal-Mart employee confronted the suspects, one of them reportedly pulled a gun.

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UPDATE (3/1/14):  Adam Bowers has now been indicted for the robbery. He is also accused of other robberies and a shooting in the area.

Shoplifter shot by police at Texas Walmart

Occurred December 22, 2013.


A reported shoplifter was approached by police in the parking lot of a Walmart store in San Antonio, Texas.  When the suspect tried to flee in his car, and hit a couple officers with his door, the officers opened fire, hitting the suspect in the arm.

From an article:

Police tell 1200 WOAI news the officers were in full uniform when a store employee pointed out a man who had been stealing from the store.  The officers spotted him in the parking lot and approached the car.

  After a brief conversation, police say the man threw his car into gear and tried to speed away, injuring the two officers who were struck by the door of the man's car.

  One of the officers pulled a gun and shot the suspect in the arm.  He was treated for wounds which were not life threatening and will face felony charges.

  The two officers were not seriously hurt.  Officials say nobody in the parking lot of the busy store was in any danger.

They weren't in any danger, other than bullets flying and a car trying to speed away...

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