Houston, Texas

From Click2Houston.com of October 9, 2006

2 Shot During Store Robbery

Two people were shot during an attempted robbery at a game room in east Harris County Monday, KPRC Local 2 reported.

Deputies said two men tried to rob the Eight Liner Video Game store, located in the 500 block of North Main at East Wallisville at about 5 a.m.

The manager pulled out a gun and shot one of the robbers who then fired back, officials said. The second man escaped.

The robbery suspect who was shot is expected to survive.

The manager, who was shot in the arm, is also expected to be OK.

A customer was hit over the head and was treated at the scene.

From the Baytown Sun of October 10, 2006

Robbery suspect dies after shootout

A suspect wounded during a shootout with an employee of a Highlands game room died at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston Monday.

According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Tomma Hiawatha Waid, 26, and another man entered the Green Room, an eight-liner arcade in the 500 block of North Main Street, about 4:35 a.m. Monday.

Waid pulled out a handgun and robbed a customer of his wallet, while the other suspect, who was armed with a knife, threw a female employee down on a table, according to a sheriff’s office press release.

While on the table, the 45-year-old woman was able to retrieve a .32 pistol from her pocket. She fired several times, hitting Waid in the leg and herself in the elbow.

Waid was flown by LifeFlight helicopter ambulance to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, where he underwent surgery for his severed femoral artery. He later died.

The second suspect fled the scene and had not been apprehended as of press time. He is described as a black male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing between 180 and 200 pounds.

The name of the female employee was not released. According to the press release, the Vice Division of the sheriff’s office is investigating the Green Room for violations of state gambling laws.