{"id":778280,"date":"2026-05-06T22:56:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/778280\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T22:56:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:56:27","slug":"man-charged-after-showing-up-to-h-e-b-with-gun-prompting-brief-secure-mode-hpd-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/778280\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged after showing up to H-E-B with gun, prompting brief &#8216;secure&#8217; mode, HPD says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) &#8212; A man was arrested and charged after he showed up at an H-E-B store with a gun, prompting a brief &#8220;secure&#8221; mode, according to the Houston Police Department.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SkyEye13 was over an active scene at an H-E-B store after a security guard reported a man with a gun on the store's property.\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19052892_05026-ktrk-TN-SKYEYE-heb-lockdown-img.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>SkyEye13 was over an active scene at an H-E-B store after a security guard reported a man with a gun on the store&#8217;s property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">SkyEye13 was over the active scene on Tuesday evening, showing law enforcement vehicles gathered at the store&#8217;s entrance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">HPD confirmed to Eyewitness News on Wednesday that they responded to the store at the intersection of Fountain View Drive and San Felipe Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Investigators reported that a man who had been asked to leave the property multiple times was seen on the store&#8217;s property once again, and when he was approached by a security guard, he pointed a gun at the guard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">HPD said the security guard rushed into the store and activated the business to &#8220;secure&#8221; mode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">According to investigators, the suspect&#8217;s vehicle was later found with a gun inside it in the 2500 block of Yorktown Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The suspect was identified by HPD as Hunter Elliot Molina, 27, and was charged with aggravated assault of a security officer by the Harris County DA&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Eyewitness News reached out to H-E-B, which referred all questions to HPD.<\/p>\n<p>Submit a tip or story idea to ABC13<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story you think we should cover? 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