Victims of Bail Reform- Rosalie Cook, 80

It was about 10:15 a.m. when police said Randy Lewis was asking people for money at knifepoint at a grocery store near the intersection of South Braeswood Boulevard and South Gessner Road. 

Lewis then was spotted at a nearby Walgreens and ambushed Rosalie Cook, 80 in the parking lot when she left the store, police said.

Witnesses said he stabbed her before rifling through her car. One witness tried to save Rosalie by applying pressure to the stab wound on her chest.

An officer was flagged down at the Walgreens and confronted Lewis, who police said had a 6-inch blade. When the suspect did not comply with the officer's commands, the officer shot him twice.

Family members said Rosalie was the “perfect” grandmother who always kept ice cream in the freezer and cookies in the cupboard for when her six grandchildren and three great grandchildren came around. 

They said she loved to read and had an amazing memory for her age, never missing a relative’s birthday or anniversary.

The victim's son, Chuck Cook, said Rosalie was most likely shopping for a card Saturday at the Walgreens before her life was ended too soon.

“Nobody should have to go through this, an 80-year-old woman, disabled, had to walk with a cane,” Chuck Cook said.