Houston Farmers Market worker murdered over golf cart, shot multiple times in front of security guard

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Houston Farmer's Market,Deadly Shooting,Shooting

Police said they were called to a shooting at the Houston Farmer's Market on Airline and found a person dead in the employee parking lot.

– The search is on for two thieves caught on camera shooting a Houston Farmer’s Market employee during a confrontation early Thursday morning.

It happened around 4:15 a.m. when police said they received a call about a shooting on Airline Dr. on the city’s north side. Responding officers said they found a man dead in the employee parking lot. At least four shell casings were found at the scene.Preliminary details from investigators are that an unidentified employee saw two young men on surveillance video trying to steal a golf cart.

A woman security guard the victim worked with was armed, but police say she wasn’t able to draw her weapon before the gunmen ran off.Two young men caught on camera during Houston Farmers Market deadly shooting The farmers market opens to the public at 6 a.m. but reportedly opens early for deliveries. For that reason, investigators believe the killers knew that the door would be open, so they got inside but it’s unclear if they took anything.

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