Around 4 p.m., the accused man entered Barnes and Noble at Deerbrook Mall and yelled that he had a bomb before running into the mall, Humble Police Chief Dan Zientek told reporters. In response and as a precaution, Texas Department of Public Safety officers helped clear the mall, a spokesperson for the Texas DPS confirmed.

Paul Gonzalez, 18, allegedly shouted that he had a bomb while walking into the mall, prompting an emergency response and full evacuation of the building.

Today's Houston news for July 28, 2025 includes a shooting that injured a 12-year-old girl and a 19-year-old man, a bomb threat the prompted the evacuation of Deerbrook Mall in Humble, a Houston man convicted in a migrant smuggling case and a look at today's weather forecast.