Deputy constable Neil Pat Adams, 62, was killed on February 23, 2022, while working an extra security shift at PlazAmericas Mall in Sharpstown, Houston. He responded to a disturbance at the Casanova Collezioni store after staff called mall security over an argument with a customer whose credit card had been declined. During the encounter a 35-year-old man, named in reports as Czyz Harrison, disarmed Adams and shot him multiple times. Adams was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries.

After the shooting Harrison fled to the mall food court and was located by responding Houston police officers. He allegedly lunged at officers with a knife and was shot; he later died at a hospital. Adams is remembered by colleagues and community members as an honest, humble officer who served San Jacinto County Precinct 1. The initial cause of the dispute that brought mall security to the store remains unclear. If anyone witnessed the incident or knew Deputy Adams or the people involved, please share what you know.