Houston police

Son Killed Protecting Mom at Subway Shop Where Both Worked

The high school junior was pronounced dead at a hospital

Houston police said an 18-year-old sandwich shop employee was fatally shot as he tried to protect his mother during an attempted robbery at the store.

Police said Javier Flores and his mother were the only people working in the southeast Houston Subway restaurant near closing time Wednesday night when two people rushed in and pointed a gun at the woman.

Det. David Crowder said Flores "attempted to push [his mother] out of the way as the suspect was firing, and he was hit." The mother was not struck.

The high school junior was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The robbers fled empty-handed.

Crowder said authorities hope Flores' distraught mother can help them with information about the attackers.

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