TEXAS CITY, Texas — An off-duty officer shot a shoplifting suspect in the parking lot of a Texas City Buc-ee's late Friday night.
It happened a little before 11 p.m. According to Texas City Police Chief Landis Cravens, the off-duty officer, who works for the Texas City Police Department, was working security at the Buc-ee's. That officer tried to stop a person accused of stealing from the business. Cravens said the suspect resisted, leading to a struggle.
At one point, Cravens said the officer used a Taser to try to take the suspect into custody, but that didn’t work. The officer then shot the suspect one time.
That suspect was taken to UTMB-Galveston with injuries that are not considered life-threatening, according to Cravens.
The Texas Rangers and Galveston County District Attorney’s Office are investigating.
Watch the update Cravens gave at the scene: