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A 53 year old woman identified as Keshondra Howard Turner has shot and killed a 23-year-old man who tried to rob her food truck in southwest Houston.
According to the Houston Police Department, the incident occurred on Tuesday in a parking lot off South Main Street just inside Beltway 8.
HPD tweeted about the shooting just after 2 p.m.
Details of what happened
According to HPD Lt. Bryan Bui, a man pulled up to the food truck Tuesday around 1 p.m. and asked what they served.
When Keshondra Howard Turner showed him, the man pulled out a gun and got out of his truck, Bui said.
She was able to close the window, but the man opened it back up and put his arm inside the food truck while pointing the gun at her. That’s when, according to Bui, the suspect tried to shoot but his gun jammed.
Turner then shot the man several times, police said. He collapsed about 50 feet away from the truck, authorities said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
HPD investigators said nothing was taken from the food truck and they’re checking the area for surveillance video.
Bui said the robber didn’t fire a shot. Investigators also said that Turner is licensed to carry.
Keshondra Howard Turner’s family owns the truck, which has been operating in the parking lot off South Main at Fondren for about three years.
Turner, 53, is the cook behind the counter of the soul food truck. She and her family started Elite Eats in 2020.
