An incident at a Texas City Buc-ee's has led to the arrest of a shoplifting suspect after being shot by an off-duty police officer. The confrontation occurred on August 9, when the officer, who was working security for the convenience store, engaged with 25-year-old Connor Williams. Williams allegedly resisted the officer's attempts to detain him, resulting in the officer firing a shot that wounded the suspect.
Details surrounding the event indicate that non-lethal measures were attempted before the situation escalated. "The off-duty officer attempted to gain control of Williams by using less lethal weapons but was unsuccessful," a release from the Texas City Police Department described, as Express News reported. Following the altercation, Williams was hospitalized for his injuries, which were not life-threatening, according to a statement acquired by Yahoo News.
Upon release from the hospital on Wednesday, Williams was taken into custody. He now faces charges of resisting arrest, a misdemeanor, and attempting to take a weapon from an officer, a state jail felony. His bond has been set at $57,500. The Texas City Police Department has yet to release the name of the officer involved in the shooting. An investigation into the circumstances of the incident is currently underway.
