Houston police say an 18-year-old sandwich shop employee has been fatally shot Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Houston, during an attempted robbery as he tried to protect his mother who also worked at the store. Police say the Javier Flores and his mother were the only people in the southeast Houston Subway... (Associated Press) 
 
 Houston police say an 18-year-old sandwich shop employee has been fatally shot Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Houston, during an attempted robbery as he tried to protect his mother who also worked at the... (Associated Press) ||||| Police release sketch of a wanted suspect involved in the fatal shooting of a teenager. 
 
 HOUSTON – A teen worker was shot and killed in front of his mom during an armed robbery at a Subway restaurant Wednesday evening, police in southeast Houston say. 
 
 Police released a sketch of one of the wanted suspects Thursday afternoon. Police believe the suspect pictured was the shooter. Both suspects are described as two young black males. 
 
 The victim, 18-year-old Javier Flores, was a student at Chavez High School. He was working at the restaurant in the 3900 block of Broadway around 8 p.m. Wednesday when he was shot in the neck by one of the two suspects during a robbery. 
 
 On Thursday evening, Crime Stoppers announced that the reward has been increased to $30,000 for information on who killed Javier. Anyone with information that may lead to an arrest or charges should call Houston Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS. 
 
 HPD Homicide detectives say the two suspects in the robbery and murder of Flores struck another Subway location thirty minutes later. The Subway at 4807 San Jacinto, just eight miles away, was robbed as well. In that robbery, no one was injured and the suspects were caught on surveillance video. 
 
 RAW: Surveillance video shows shooting suspects inside Subway 
 
 Javier's father Carlos Vasquez says his son was a hero and dedicated son who gave his life for his mother. 
 
 "He got between them and he pushed her," said Vasquez. "When he pushed her the guy pressed the trigger. When he run, running to grab the phone to call police, the other guy jumped over counter and told him 'get him' that's when he got shot a second time." 
 
 Vasquez is pleading with the public to help catch his son's killer. 
 
 "They're out there, you're going to pay for it," said Vasquez. "If the law don't find you, we're going to find a way." 
 
 KHOU11 News spoke to some of Flores’ friends at the campus today. 
 
 “He was a good, really good friend,” said Helizander Rodriguez. “He took a bullet for his mom.” 
 
 Police said the victim's mother was working in the restaurant as well when the suspects walked in. 
 
 "During the robbery, it appears the black males entered the store, pointed a gun at a female employee who ended up being the victim's mother. (The victim) tried to intervene and when he confronted the guy with the gun, he was shot,” HPD Det. David Crowder said. 
 
 Flowers placed at a Subway in SE #HOU where 18YO Javier Flores was killed protecting his mom from a pair of gunmen. More on #khou11 12pm pic.twitter.com/OQtiL5uCl4 — Melissa Correa (@MCorreaKHOU) February 23, 2017 
 
 Emergency responders with the Houston Fire Department rushed Flores to Ben Taub Hospital but he did not survive. 
 
 Police said they don't know if anything was taken in the robbery. 
 
 The suspects fled the scene in a four-door, gold colored sedan and traveled southbound on the Interstate 45 feeder road. 
 
 © 2018 KHOU-TV ||||| Police release composite sketch of shooter in Subway restaurant killing 
 
 Houston Police on Thursday afternoon released surveillance video connected to a pair of robberies that left an 18-year-old fast food worker dead when he tried to get between an armed robber and his mother, another employee. 
 
 The robbers struck about 9 p.m. Wednesday while the victim, 18, and his mother were working at a Subway restaurant along the 3900 block of Broadway near the Gulf Freeway. Afterward, Crime Stoppers announced a $30,000 reward for information leading to the suspected killer's arrest. 
 
 Police said the fatal shooting may also be linked to robbery of another Subway in east Houston that apparently occurred after the fatal shooting. The suspect descriptions matched in both armed robberies and video of the second robbery can be seen above. 
 
 "They were the only two employees at the time. They were getting ready to close," said Detective D. Crowder with the Houston Police homicide division of the first robbery. 
 
 The two assailants rushed in and pointed a gun at the victim's mother, who was toward the front cleaning up. The victim was behind the counter, police said. 
 
 "He tried to intervene. When he confronted the guy with the gun, he was shot," Crowder said. 
 
 The shooting victim has been identified by teachers and Houston Police Department as a Chavez High School student, Javier Flores. Flores was in the 11th grade, according to Houston Independent School District officials. 
 
 "We offer our deepest condolences to the student's family and friends, as well as to the entire school community," the district said in a statement. 
 
 The district added counselors have been made available to support students and staff. 
 
 The robbers fled the scene in a gold or tan colored sedan. They were seen heading along the southbound Gulf Freeway. 
 
 The wounded employee was taken by ambulance to Ben Taub General Hospital where he died, police said. 
 
 Cash from the Subway was still on the counter when Houston police arrived. 
 
 "The robbery may have been cut short by the victim," Crowder said. 
 
 Although detectives are still looking for any security video in the area, the victim's distraught mother, at least initially, is their primary source for information into her son's slaying. 
 
 "It's very hard for her to talk about this," Crowder said. 
 
 The day after the crime, police released a sketch of the man they believe was the shooter. He is described as 5-foot-10 with a slim build. 
 
 Both suspects are believed to be between 16 and 20 years old. 
 
 Although the reward was initially set at $5,000, when Crime Stoppers bumped up the dollar figure Thursday evening, it was thanks to an anonymous donor. 
 
 "A concerned citizen called us today and wanted to seek justice for the Flores family and donated $25,000 - a supplemental reward to our $5,000," Crime Stoppers spokesman Jeff McShan said. 
 
 Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
– Houston police say an 18-year-old sandwich shop employee was fatally shot as he tried to protect his mother during an attempted robbery at the store. Police say Javier Flores and his mother were the only people working in the southeast Houston Subway restaurant near closing time Wednesday night when two assailants rushed in and pointed a gun at the woman, the AP reports. Detective David Crowder says Flores "attempted to push [her] out of the way as the suspect was firing, and he was hit and the mother was not." The high school junior was pronounced dead at a hospital. Crowder says authorities hope Flores' distraught mother can help them with information about the attackers, but it's "very hard for her to talk about this." Police believe the two suspects, who left empty-handed, may have robbed a second Subway in the area after the fatal shooting, the Houston Chronicle reports. Police say the suspects, described as black males between 16 and 20 years old, fled the scene in a four-door, gold-colored sedan, KHOU reports. A Crime Stoppers reward of $5,000 was bumped up to $30,000 Thursday when a private citizen donated $25,000.