Grandmother, 59, shot dead at Texas Cracker Barrel

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A grandmother was shot dead Saturday morning at the restaurant she worked at for the past 34 years after she tried to help a co-worker who had just gotten to work escape a gunman who was trying to rob them outside.

Robin Baucom, 59, was shot in the torso and rushed to the hospital in critical condition, where she later died, according to Harris County deputies.

The incident happened at a Cracker Barrel on North Freeway in Houston after Buacom's colleague arrived at about 6.15am, KTRK reports.

Deputies say the co-worker was suddenly approached by a man in the passenger seat of a 2018 or newer metallic gray Dodge Charger. The man allegedly got out of the car and tried to grab the employee's purse.

Baucom, a manager at the restaurant who was already inside, let her employee in and pushed back on the door to stop the man from entering. He then pulled out a gun and shot Baucom.

Authorities are still searching for the shooter. Baucom is survived by a husband, three kids and three grandkids, according to KHOU.

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