The vic managed to snag a quick photo before the perp took off.
Posted on 08/01/2017 7:50:00 AM PDT by Hojczyk
A 60-year-old Texas woman wasn't taking any chances Monday morning when she heard two intruders enter her home, grabbing her pistol and shooting one of the would-be thieves dead, police said.
The woman, who was not immediately identified, confronted the two armed men after they entered her Harris County home through an open garage door around 11:30 a.m., WTSP reported.
Cathy Hanks, a neighbor, said it's not surprising the woman fired her pistol when she saw a threat in her home, explaining: "That's really how we are. That's just Texas."
"It's the state of Texas. If you're going to go into someone's home, you're going to get shot," Hanks said.
Harris County Sheriff's Office's spokesman Thomas Gilliland told WTSP that both intruders -- neither of whom were identified -- were armed with pistols when the woman confronted them. She fired several shots and struck at least one man, who collapsed and died in her front yard.
Police found a gun next to the dead man's body. His accomplice jumped over the fence and escaped, though it's unclear if he was wounded in the incident.
The woman was not injured in the incident. She did not know the intruders, WTSP reported.
Police are still looking for the second intruder, described as a man in his 20s who was wearing dark clothing with red underwear peeking out of his pants.
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A man.. was it white...black...Hispanic..
The red underwear peeking out of his pants tells us the answer.
That’s racis of course. You can’t ask that kind of question.
It was “a man” that’s good enough. /s
This woman must be terrified but good shooting. Damn shame she didn’t kill both of the bastards. Maybe the red underwear peaking out is brown now.
You have to be double stupid to break into a home in Texas.
There's a hint
“A man.. was it white...black...Hispanic..”
Well, we know for certain that the dead perp wasn’t white because there’s no picture of him accompanying the article. I guess the “hunt is on” for someone of he same skin color wearing $hit-stained red underwear. And I suspect that the dead man’s “extended family” will soon be on TV telling us about how their dead relative was a “Mensa working on his PhD!”
A ‘man’ with red underwear-oh hell no it could have been a tranny- that statement and id is racist and sexist- omg. I’m sure the media is once again protecting the Amish.....good shoot granny!
Don’t really care and what dif does it make.
The vic managed to snag a quick photo before the perp took off.
“Don’t really care and what dif does it make.”
BIG dif.
One is still on the loose, and the article refused to give a better description.
“Police are still looking for the second intruder, described as a man in his 20s who was wearing dark clothing with red underwear peeking out of his pants.”
If you’re looking for a criminal suspect, a physical description of the suspect (not just the suspect’s clothes) is very helpful.
If he was white, they would have told us.
Don't mess with Texans...
This poor woman was walking around on the news last night with her hands bagged - good grief, she TOLD them she SHOT them - of course she had GSR on her hands. Have never seen that in the aftermath of homeowner shooting intruders.
She shot a and killed one of a protected class and will have to endure the gauntlet. Lucky she lives in Texas.
Not anymore in case you haven’t looked around at some of the skinny white dudes in their early twenties/late teens.
Isn’t it racist to mention dark clothing? That’s my virtue signalling for the day.
Who knew the Amish were allowed to wear red underwear and show it off?
This being Harris County (Houston) it’s 99.9999% guarantee he’s black even if his pants weren’t falling down.
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