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A man with a gun attacked a Cracker Barrel employee. A ‘hero’ grandma died saving her life
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Vigil held for Cracker Barrel supervisor killed in Houston taking pictures
The Houston Cracker Barrel supervisor, who died defending considered one of her staff throughout an tried theft on the restaurant, was honored in a vigil.
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A grandmother in Houston was fatally shot within the chest whereas defending a Cracker Barrel coworker on Saturday, based on police.
Robin Baucom, a 59-year-old supervisor and 34-year worker at a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Houston, is being hailed as a hero after she took a bullet for her coworker when a person opened fireplace.
Harris County (Houston) Police Division Sheriff Ed Gonzalez detailed the shooting, noting that two males in a Dodge Charger pulled up close to the entrance door and tried to steal a Cracker Barrel worker’s purse.
In accordance with the police report, Baucom opened the door to let the worker within the restaurant door earlier than pushing one of many males, who tried to drive his manner in. In a wrestle, the person shot Baucom within the chest. She died on the hospital on Sunday from issues from the taking pictures, based on Harris County Constable Mark Herman.
The worker she was defending fled safely.
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“Our condolences exit to her household. Unhappy to assume these victims have been merely beginning their day, working,” Gonzalez tweeted.
Baucom’s sister, Gail, instructed Houston tv station KPRC: “She is our hero, and we hope she will probably be remembered as a hero as a result of she misplaced her life attempting to guard her staff and Cracker Barrel.”
Baucom had a husband, three youngsters and three grandchildren. On Sunday, a vigil was held at Cracker Barrel the place dozens of coworkers and other people got here to pay their respects to Baucom, based on ABC 13 in Houston. Candles have been lit in her honor and blue balloons have been launched into the sky.
“She had a selection – go away the worker, shut the door and be secure, or pull the worker inside and attempt to shut the door and she or he made the right selection and sacrificed her personal,” Baucom’s brother, Billy Crumpton, instructed ABC 13.
No arrests have been made, based on Gonzalez. The 2 suspects have been driving a Dodge Charger.
Supply: USA TODAY
