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HPD: Robber shot, killed by customer at taqueria in SW Houston
khou.com ^ | January 6, 2023 | Brittany Ford, Ugochi Iloka, Jaime E. Galvan

Posted on 01/07/2023 11:54:16 AM PST by lowbridge

A customer at Ranchito Taqueria shot and killed a man who robbed the restaurant in southwest Houston late Thursday night, according to the Houston Police Department.

It happened just before 11:30 p.m. Thursday at the restaurant on S. Gessner near Bellaire Boulevard.

Houston police said the armed man in a mask came inside the restaurant, demanding money and wallets from customers. However, as he was leaving, one of those customers shot the suspect.

The incident was caught on surveillance video.

Houston police also released surveillance photos of the customer who shot the robber in the video. Investigators said he is wanted for questioning for his role in the shooting. He has not been identified and is not charged at this time.

A photo of his 1970s or 80s model pickup truck with no bed was also released

The shooter collected the stolen money from the robber and returned it to the other patrons, police said. Then the rest of the people in the restaurant left the scene before the police arrived.

No one else in the restaurant was injured. Investigators said the suspect ended up not having a real gun.

“The robbery suspect he came into the store and was wearing masks and gloves,” HPD Lt. Wilkens said. “He had a plastic pistol possibly an aero soft or possibly a little BB pistol.”

The surveillance video shows the shooting going down. It shows customers, witnesses, and the shooter leaving the scene right after the shooting.

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To: Drew68

I’m gonna guess he is safe in Mexico by now.

BTW, those taquerias need a grubstake of money to get off the ground. A moment’s thought will tell a wise monkey why they are a poor place to rob OR look for witnesses. They are only slightly less dicey than robbing a mafia card game.
And the food is good too!


41 posted on 01/07/2023 12:56:06 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

Looked fine to me.

So we can’t shoot people in the back waving a gun at other people now?

F-him.

Its Texas. He “deserved to die”.


42 posted on 01/07/2023 12:56:45 PM PST by UNGN
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

The good guy had no idea what they robber was going to do. The robber wasn’t running out the door, and he could have turned around and started shooting for all the good guy knew. He’s not playing by the same rules as the cops.

This is a slam dunk. No way he’s being charged. BUT, don’t talk to the cops. Nothing you tell them will help you.


43 posted on 01/07/2023 1:06:03 PM PST by bigdaddy45
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To: shadowlands1960

> f they find this guy they will prosecute <

Oh, yes. Texas might be an R state. But this shooting happened in very D Houston.


44 posted on 01/07/2023 1:07:18 PM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: lowbridge

I watched the video a couple of times. The hero was careful to wait for the opportunity for a clean shot without risking others being in the line of fire. There was one customer to the right of the line of fire, but unless the hero was a really bad shot, he was not in danger. Who knows whether the thug was leaving. He didn’t seem to exactly be announcing to the crowd his itinerary.

He baffles me that after the fact so many people pretend they are mind-readers and know exactly how far the criminal plans to go. He is already robbing them while pointing a gun at them. How do they know he is not going to start killing them one by one in the next minute. And, he didn’t announce the gun was fake.


45 posted on 01/07/2023 1:08:32 PM PST by CFW (old and retired)
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To: llevrok

“Excuse me Mr Criminal sir. Is that a real pistol or a BB gun?”.

Threatening/robbing people with a fake pistol is considered the same as using a real pistol under the law. Waving said pistol around and pointing it at people is grounds to fire upon such a person. You don’t have to wait for someone to get shot.


46 posted on 01/07/2023 1:12:49 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
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To: SaveFerris

came inside the restaurant, demanding money and wallets

Didn’t this happen in Pulp Fiction?


47 posted on 01/07/2023 1:13:09 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: DesertRhino
I’m gonna guess he is safe in Mexico by now.

Probably so, and where pickups like that one are far more common.

And you're right about the taquerias. The one bright light about my upcoming 3-year shore duty in San Diego will be the food.

48 posted on 01/07/2023 1:17:27 PM PST by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: lowbridge
Looks like a good shoot. (legal)

The perp was still armed, still a threat, and NOT FLEEING, as the article might have you believe ("...as he was leaving")

49 posted on 01/07/2023 1:24:48 PM PST by G Larry ( "woke" means 'stupid enough to fall for the promotion of every human weakness into a virtue')
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To: Drew68

Yessir... the one bright spot from the birder flood. Have fun in SD.


50 posted on 01/07/2023 1:28:27 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: Drew68

It’s already been rattle canned by now.


51 posted on 01/07/2023 1:29:59 PM PST by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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To: bigdaddy45

The only word he should say when the cops come to question him is, “Lawyer.”


52 posted on 01/07/2023 1:32:02 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: GeorgiaDawg32
Here is the problem. According to the video I saw, the robber had his back to the shooter so the robber “apparently” wasn’t causing an immediate threat of harm.

Should the robbery victim wait until the armed suspect was facing him with a gun in his hand? You know, to make it a fair gun fight?

C'mon...

Btw, the suspect was pointing his gun right at the patron seated to the left of the door when the suspect was shot.

53 posted on 01/07/2023 1:37:18 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Drew68

One of the best justice videos I’ve ever seen.


54 posted on 01/07/2023 1:37:31 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: UNGN

YeS, due to his actions and behavior, the robber received what he deserved.


55 posted on 01/07/2023 1:39:30 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

The hero shooter’s biggest issue is leaving the scene.


56 posted on 01/07/2023 1:40:30 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

Doesn’t matter here, laws are far different in Texas

According to the law you can use deadly force to stop someone stealing your newspaper if it’s dark outside-would not recommend though


57 posted on 01/07/2023 1:51:23 PM PST by Manuel OKelley
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To: Drew68

Also, what would prevent someone painting the tip of a real gun orange?


58 posted on 01/07/2023 1:54:55 PM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: bigdaddy45
Don’t even talk to the police.

DO talk to your lawyer.

59 posted on 01/07/2023 1:57:06 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Drew68
Nice patina on that Ford
60 posted on 01/07/2023 2:00:54 PM PST by llevrok (Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
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