Posted on 01/28/2024 4:27:10 PM PST by TigerClaws
A suspected robber is dead after police said he was shot and killed by a bystander who caught him in the act.
The suspected robber reportedly pistol-whipped a man who was pumping gas at a gas station on Ella Boulevard at Greens Parkway before demanding his wallet. That's when the bystander stepped in.
"Is in another car parked in front of the store. He sees the robbery. He gets out of his car with a pistol. He shoots once maybe twice at the suspect that’s running away, and the suspect goes down," said Houston Police Department Lt. R. Willkens.
Surveillance video captured the incident, which lasted roughly ten seconds. After the shooting, the bystander is seen going over to the robbery victim before getting back in his car and taking off.
The bystander later called and met up with detectives to give them a statement. Detectives called the Harris County District Attorney's Office which determined this investigation would be presented to a grand jury.
KHOU 11 legal analyst Carmen Roe doubts the bystander will be charged but said there's always a chance.
“And looking at this video, anybody would think that this shooting was justified under the circumstance," said Roe.
She said the location is important because it appears the robbery suspect was shot in the back but says the bystander could have believed the threat was still real, considering police said the suspected robber first pistol-whipped the man pumping gas.
"It’s an interesting case because it’s very similar to the taqueria shooting, we had about a year ago."
We reported about that taqueria shooting. An armed, masked man entered the restaurant and demanded money and wallets from customers. A customer who shot the masked man was never criminally charged.
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ping, jockey
“It’s an interesting case because it’s very similar to the taqueria shooting, we had about a year ago.”
Imminent public danger.
A bit different as everyone was seated with the guy waving the gun.
Here the suspect is leaving the scene.
Had this been a white dude that did the shooting... 80/20 he’d be charged with a lib D.A. The old, “He was running away from the scene — you can’t shoot him if he’s doing that” b.s.
Swift Justice.
Ooops …. I should’ve said FORMER imminent danger.
Yes, a little different, but, an obvious threat.
Convening a Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury should decide on an honorarium for the citizen shooter. Certainly not charges!
FAFO
Have (licensed) pistol,
Will Travel.
...and appeared to hit the criminal while the criminal was running.
This is the way.
One less criminal Democrat. I call that a win.
Unite, Sons of Obama.
Awesome takedown
shooter is either trained or is a practices a lot and maybe shoots in competitions... good form and cool...
I was wondering when this story would be posted.
A search of the name says that she is a lawyer and big in Texas law.. oh, well, live and learn....
“Imminent public danger.”
Problem is that the robber was running away and was no longer a threat to anyone unless he turns and you can’t assume he will. You also can’t assume he will repeat the actions he just took somewhere else. So the shooter may be in a litle trouble for what he did. And this is not me, it’s the law.
“...the bystander could have believed the threat was still real...”
“Could have” is not going to free up the shooter. In Texas you can stand your ground under the law. You’re also legally permitted to use proportionate force in self-defense. If the robber was fleeing, it is not self defence. And the robber was not indicating he was going on the offence at the time of the shooter firing. Can’t assume. Unfortunate choice. I hope they are easy on him.
wy69
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