HOUSTON — Surveillance video released by Houston police shows a man being robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight in his own garage.
It happened on Jan. 25, a little before 3 p.m. at a home near West Holcombe and Buffalo Speedway.
The man, who has asked not to be identified, said he was on his way home from work and thinks he was being followed.
“As I got out of the car, I went maybe 4 to 5 feet to throw something away," he said.
That's when two men, one armed with a gun, went into his garage and demanded his SUV keys.
It was all caught on surveillance cameras.
“He came at me with a loaded 9mm gun with an extended clip, probably at least 40 bullets or so," he said. “They shouted, 'Give me your keys, give me your keys.'"
The man said the one thing that he believes slowed the robbers down was his keys being inside a bag in his car.
In the surveillance video, you can see one of the robbers reaching inside the car to grab the bag before running away. The other robber then hops in the car and tries to start it, not realizing his partner already took the keys.
While that's going on, the man goes after the robber who got away with the bag and then you hear a gunshot.
“The kid got out of my car who had a gun, and he took a shot at me and his friend," the man said.
Thankfully, he missed.
The robber who had the bag dropped it and got into a blue getaway car that sped away.
The man who was robbed said he wants the video out there so people can see what happened.
“Definitely changes your perspective," he said. "I have a daughter, a wife, a mother, and I think they were more shaken up than I was."
Police said if you recognize the robbers or their getaway vehicle, call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-8477. If your info leads to an arrest and/or charges, you could get up to $5,000 in reward money. If you want to stay anonymous, you have to call Crime Stoppers directly.