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Robbery suspect dies after shootout
By Ken Fountain
Baytown Sun Published October 10, 2006 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.
There was no answer at the door of the establishment Monday afternoon.
Baytown Sun Published October 10, 2006 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.
There was no answer at the door of the establishment Monday afternoon.