HOUSTON, TEXAS – December 30, 2023 – A Wendy’s worker in Houston was shot in the leg during a robbery. This took place at the Durham location near I-10.
The suspect, a black male in his mid-forties wearing all black and some type of wig, confronted the victim while he was taking out the trash. The employee tried to block the suspect from entering through the back door of the Wendy’s but the suspect decided to shoot him in the leg.
After entering the restaurant and threatening others with the gun, the suspect attempted to access the cash registers but left empty-handed.
Police applied a tourniquet to the injured worker before EMS arrived. The suspect fled in a dark blue older sedan and is still at large. It is currently not known if there were others in the vehicle. The Houston Police Department urges anyone with any tips to contact them or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-T.I.P.S.
