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Arlington home-renter shoots three people trying to break into his car (Texas)
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Posted on 12/20/2023 9:03:28 PM PST by algore

Police have arrested two of the suspects Arlington Police said a homeowner told them he was returning fire when he shot three people trying to break into his car around early Wednesday morning.

Greg Willis, who later clarified with NBC 5 that he is renting his home, said his Ring camera started going off just before 2:00 a.m.

"Wake up, see someone in my son's car. I call him, 'Hey, is that you outside?' He said, 'No,'" said Willis, who lives on the 6100 block of Vancil Drive.

Willis said he and his son walked down the block, going after the suspects.

He told police when they confronted the suspects, at least one of them pulled out a gun and began firing first.

"They started shooting at us first, and I returned fire," he said.

No one was hurt during the incident, which Willis said was like being in the wild wild west.

“I hear the gun, like boom boom, like two or three times," said Jenny Nguyen, a neighbor who woke up from the noise. "Really loud. Really, really loud.”

Willis said his son took cover behind another neighbor's truck, which was hit.

“I could have been shot, or they could have been shot... It was a lot of bullets ringing out," he said.

Willis said he's never had to use his gun in an incident like this before, and his adrenaline is still pumping.

"I still haven't been to sleep," he said.

Police said the suspects ran away, but officers set up a perimeter around the area and found two of them hiding in a nearby shed. Police said they found a gun and took the two into custody without incident.

Arlington Police said 19-year-old Keaundre Lemon was booked into the Arlington City Jail for criminal trespass and an outstanding warrant he had.

They also arrested 18-year-old Ahmad Bland for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and criminal trespass.


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To: jonrick46

Wud up?


21 posted on 12/20/2023 10:47:43 PM PST by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: logi_cal869

“I don’t know of a single state which permits discharging a weapon at a person over a property crime involving a vehicle (unoccupied).”


That is not what happened according to the son =>

“They started shooting at us first, and I returned fire,” he [Willis] said.


22 posted on 12/20/2023 10:48:52 PM PST by Ken H (Trump 2024)
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To: logi_cal869
You're right, in every state you have to be in mortal fear of your life to discharge a weapon in self defense. Not over a vehicle burglary for sure.
23 posted on 12/20/2023 10:54:04 PM PST by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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Why does it matter whether Willis owns or rents the house? Is it to do with laws of property protection? I thought he was protecting his vehicle anyway. Did he own or rent that?

It would make as much sense to say,

Thursday regular at Kelsey’s Bar returns fire

or possibly

Arlington resident with facebook friends in 23 states returns fire

or even

Arlington resident who vacationed in Las Vegas in 2019 returns fire


24 posted on 12/20/2023 11:24:03 PM PST by Peter ODonnell (Prayers up for Jim Robinson and family ... an island of sanity in a sea of madness. )
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To: algore

No sympathy for the thieves


25 posted on 12/20/2023 11:24:31 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: logi_cal869

He told police when they confronted the suspects, at least one of them pulled out a gun and began firing first.

“They started shooting at us first, and I returned fire,” he said.


26 posted on 12/20/2023 11:32:44 PM PST by NoLibZone (We have the nation we deserve The bad guys are willing to protest and riot while we email.)
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To: logi_cal869

He told police when they confronted the suspects, at least one of them pulled out a gun and began firing first.

“They started shooting at us first, and I returned fire,” he said.


27 posted on 12/20/2023 11:33:13 PM PST by NoLibZone (We have the nation we deserve The bad guys are willing to protest and riot while we email.)
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To: jonrick46

Don’t look Amish.

Give them 10-20 on theft, attempted murder, and stupidity.

No parole.

Throw in a good disinfecting too.


28 posted on 12/21/2023 1:16:06 AM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures a)
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To: algore

It would be interesting to see 18 year old Ahmed’s juvie record. That must be the reason he wasn’t charged for a previous warrant.

Keandre, on the other hand, wasted no time racking up a post-juvie record.

EC


29 posted on 12/21/2023 2:38:58 AM PST by Ex-Con777
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To: algore

Here’s a whole bunch of feel-good videos with happy endings.

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30 posted on 12/21/2023 2:47:57 AM PST by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: logi_cal869

So you can’t read? Mr. Willis clearly stated that the perps shot first. That’s why his son took cover behind his neighbor’s pickup. 🤦‍♀️


31 posted on 12/21/2023 3:00:42 AM PST by Prince of Space (Trump 2024!)
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To: Bullish

He didn’t shoot at them for vehicle burglar. He shot in self-defense. The following is from the article =>


He told police when they confronted the suspects, at least one of them pulled out a gun and began firing first.

“They started shooting at us first, and I returned fire,” he said.



32 posted on 12/21/2023 3:10:28 AM PST by Ken H (Trump 2024)
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To: Ken H

Vehicle burglary.


33 posted on 12/21/2023 3:11:42 AM PST by Ken H (Trump 2024)
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To: logi_cal869

“I don’t know of a single state which permits discharging a weapon at a person over a property crime involving a vehicle (unoccupied).

That includes Texas.”

When I moved to Texas in the early 80s I went to a seminar on the rules regarding deadly force. The takeaway was that it was permissible to shoot someone stealing ANYTHING from your property. Thinking I must have misunderstood, I asked what about a newspaper? The answer, you can shoot em. Of course things may have changed since those days.


34 posted on 12/21/2023 3:17:59 AM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

I recieved the same training. I’m not a lawyer. This is not legal advice. My understanding was that it is permitted at night and only on your own property. I believe Texas is the only state that allows this.


35 posted on 12/21/2023 4:33:03 AM PST by rmichaelj (Ave Maria gratia plena, Dominus tecum.)
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To: Prince of Space

No, I did not read either the excerpt or the piece: I saw a stupid, biased nbc headline which should have been footnoted [barf alert] and ceased reading.

I hope that he can prove they were armed. Texas is purple; it’s dangerous even for gun owners.


36 posted on 12/21/2023 5:19:30 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: NoLibZone

https://freerepublic.com/focus/backroom/4204852/posts?page=36#36


37 posted on 12/21/2023 5:20:23 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Ken H

https://freerepublic.com/focus/backroom/4204852/posts?page=36#36


38 posted on 12/21/2023 5:20:44 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Boomer

https://freerepublic.com/focus/backroom/4204852/posts?page=36#36


39 posted on 12/21/2023 5:21:02 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Laslo Fripp

https://freerepublic.com/focus/backroom/4204852/posts?page=36#36


40 posted on 12/21/2023 5:21:13 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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