Houston, Texas

From Click2Houston.com of February 16, 2006

Security Guard Stops Murder Suspect From Fleeing

A security guard at a southwest Houston apartment complex stopped a suspect from fleeing the scene of a murder Thursday morning, police told KPRC Local 2.

The guard stalled the suspect from leaving the Villa Monterey Apartments on Concourse Drive at Finchwood Lane after gunshots rang out shortly before 4 a.m.

"He seems to have been doing his job. He certainly was alert, conscientious enough to at least go and investigate," HPD Homicide Detective Sgt. Flores told KPRC Local 2.

Officers with the Houston Police Department said the guard pointed a gun at the suspect and told him not to move after finding a man dead from a gunshot wound nearby.

"There were some weapons found and also some drugs found in the area," Flores said.

Police recovered a 9 mm pistol, a .357-caliber gun and some crack cocaine that laid on the ground near the weapons.

Flores said a gunpowder residue test would be performed on the suspect's hands, which will either eliminate or confirm him as a suspect.

Officers have not released the identities of the suspect or victim.

Several months ago, Houstonians demanded that more apartment complexes throughout Houston hire additional security because of an increased number in homicides.