A deadly afternoon shooting in Harris County will be referred to a grand jury after authorities said an employee shot a man who attacked him.
According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, the incident took place in the 5000 block of West FM 1960 around 5 p.m.That man was taken to an area hospital where he later died.
Officials said the preliminary investigation revealed that the man who was shot entered the smoke shop and began attacking the employee. The employee attempted to run away from the man, who was a known individual at the shop and caused problems in the past, exited the shop, and ran down the sidewalk to a stand-alone emergency room unit.
At some point during the fight, officials said the man who was shot was able to take a stick away from the employee and began beating him with the stick. Officials said the employee then ran inside the emergency room and the man followed him in and came after him. Authorities said the entire incident was caught on surveillance camera and appears to be justified. No charges are expected to be filed at this time, officials said.
The investigation will be forwarded to the Harris County District Attorney's Office for presentation to a grand jury.
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