The Lady, The Lawnchair And Interstate 45!

When you thought you've seen everything.

A woman pulls out the lawn chair and sits on a stretch of the busiest interstate in Houston, Texas. By the way, the was using her Second Amendment rights while at it.

The dangerous situation in Houston led to a five hour standoff.

In Houston, TX today! There was a little old lady sitting in the middle of the freeway with a pew pew❕😳

The elderly woman was just chilling in a lawn chair with her pew pew, right smack in the middle of Interstate 45 this afternoon.

HPD said it began with a car crash, as the… pic.twitter.com/0RUxu1UbBT

— Mary 🤦🏼‍♀️🇺🇸 (@Mary_McMuffin) June 27, 2025

🚨INTERSTATE 45 STANDOFF IN HARRIS COUNTY🚨
Updated at 2:30 p.m. - There is an ongoing standoff on I-45 in the Spring area with an armed woman who is in the middle of the highway. The entire interstate is closed at this time. Monitor Houston news outlets for updates on this… pic.twitter.com/0Qs6e7jL00

— 🚨 Rusty Surette (@KBTXRusty) June 26, 2025

🚨#Breaking
Armed Woman in Lawn Chair Shuts Down I-45 in Houston, Authorities Respond**

The FBI, local police, and other agencies are responding to a situation on Interstate 45 in Harris County, Houston, Texas, where a woman, armed and seated in a lawn chair, is blocking the… pic.twitter.com/Us8OaPUMlC

— John (@JohnnyCali_) June 26, 2025

Peaceful resolution to the stand off on 45. Great job by our mental health units talking the female into a peaceful surrender. All agencies and units acted with professionalism and dignity. The interstate will begin to open back up and roads will be back to normal soon pic.twitter.com/D7VXJoSLXS

— Captain Steve Wilson (@HCSO_D1Patrol) June 26, 2025

The Harris County Sheriff and Houston Police confirm the woman was taken into custody without a bullet being fired. She is being treated at a local hospital.

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The incident began around Cypresswood Drive in the southbound lanes of the North Freeway, where deputies responded to reports of a crash involving a woman allegedly carrying a firearm.

According to Precinct 4, the woman crashed into another vehicle, was later pulled over, and then refused officers' commands. She reportedly pulled out a lawn chair, sat down in the roadway, and held a gun to her head, prompting a full-scale emergency response.

Negotiators were brought in and began speaking with the woman. Officials said a family member was called to the scene in an effort to help resolve the situation. By 3 p.m., the standoff was ongoing.

Major traffic disruptions followed, with both northbound and southbound lanes of I-45 shut down near the scene. Houston TranStar footage confirmed the full freeway closure.