Adam Bolden, 56, was shot and killed after a confrontation inside Meera Food n Meat/Meera Mexican Food N Meat Supermarket on Grand Avenue in Bacliff, Texas, in the early hours of August 6, 2025. Deputies with the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office arrived to an active disturbance about 1:30 a.m.; investigators say a verbal argument between two men turned physical before one man drew a gun and shot Bolden in the chest. Bolden was transported from the scene but did not survive.

A 35-year-old man, Andrew Payne, was detained at the scene moments after the shooting and booked into the Galveston County Jail on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and resisting arrest, with bonds set at $200,000 and $1,500 respectively. The Galveston County District Attorney’s Office was reviewing the case for potential additional charges related to the homicide. Witnesses and initial investigator statements describe a brief, heated dispute inside the store that escalated to the single fatal gunshot; the nearby sheriff’s substation allowed for a rapid response.

Are there witnesses or anyone with information about what led to the fight inside the supermarket?