Video: Suspect Can't Elude Houston Police with Jump Off Mall's 2nd Story
June 25, 2025
An accused shoplifter suffered multiple injuries when he tried to escape Houston police officers by leaping off the second floor of the Galleria Mall, landing on the shopping center's indoor ice rink.
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A suspected shoplifter at Houston’s Galleria Mall unsuccessfully tried to escape police officers by jumping from the shopping center's second floor onto an indoor ice rink.
The suspect suffered multiple injuries, and charges were pending as of Monday afternoon.
The incident follows other recent high-profile crimes at the Galleria, including an officer-involved shooting last month.
By Caroline Wilburn
Source Houston Chronicle
A man accused of shoplifting at the Galleria was hospitalized Sunday after he jumped from the second floor onto the mall's ice rink while attempting to evade police.
The man, whose identity was not immediately released by authorities, was taken to the hospital with multiple injuries, the Houston Police Department told ABC13. Charges against the man were pending as of Monday afternoon.
The incident comes weeks after a man was fatally shot inside a Galleria parking garage on June 4. Last month, Houston police shot a man near the Galleria after he allegedly injured an officer with his vehicle.
It's common for the Galleria to make headlines for reported crime, but a 2023 analysis of crime data by the Chronicle revealed the mall's overall crime level was just slightly higher than the pre-pandemic peak in early 2020. Violent crimes at the Galleria have remained relatively flat since 2019, HPD data showed at the time.
