Man in Halloween costume shot after forcing way into Houston apartment

Who's involved

• Lt. R. Willkens · Houston Police Department lieutenant^[3]

The facts

1. A man wearing a Halloween costume was shot while trying to get into an apartment at an apartment complex in the 2300 block of Bering Drive near Westheimer in the Greater Uptown area around 2:20 a.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2026. [3]^[3]
2. The apartment resident was asleep on the couch when he heard his door being jiggled, and the intruder appeared to have tried to kick the door. [3]^[3]
3. The resident retrieved an AR-15 and opened the door to see what the man wanted. [3]^[3]
4. The intruder forced his way into the apartment and was saying things like 'This is my apartment.' [3]^[3]
5. The resident and intruder struggled back and forth as the resident was trying to push the intruder out of the apartment before the resident shot him once. [3]^[3]
6. Police said the man was likely wearing a 'Dumb and Dumber' Halloween costume. [1,4,5]^[1]
7. Police are investigating whether the man possibly came home drunk from a Halloween party and was trying to get into the wrong apartment; he lives nearby. [3]^[3]
8. The man is in critical condition and police said he likely will not survive. [1,3]^[1,3]
9. The shooter is cooperating with the investigation. [3]^[3]