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Video: Texas cop shoots gun out of robber’s hand

Gas station surveillance footage shows the officer first commanding the robber to drop his gun

By Police1 Staff

HOUSTON — A man who refused orders to drop his weapon while robbing a Texas gas station Saturday night was disarmed by an officer who shot the gun out of his hand, according to Click2Houston.

The man was in the process of robbing the gas station when he showed a gun and headed for the exit.

When he refused the officer’s orders to drop his gun, the officer made the impressive shot, which was captured on video.

Leanda Jaroy Davis, 26, was apprehended and faces a terroristic threat charge, Click2Houston reported.