(Houston police said the armed man in a mask came inside the restaurant, demanding money and wallets from customers.)
Yeah, that seems like a bad idea.
Nice shootin’, Tex!
I like happy endings!
They’ll find this guy eventually. My advice? Don’t even talk to the police. Nothing. There’s no obligation to talk to them, and they have nothing to charge him with. So don’t open your mouth and give them a reason to come up with something.
Don't commit robberies with fake guns in Texas because a lot of Texans have real guns.
On a related note, my 11-yo son received as a gift a Beretta Airsoft gun that looks and feels exactly like a real handgun. It's even made of metal. The orange tip, mandated by federal law, so I've heard, comes right off.
“He had a plastic pistol possibly an aero soft or possibly a little BB pistol.”
Not a good idea to bring a fake weapon into a joint where REAL weapons are permitted.
... brings this to mind ...
Who said the suspect was leaving? Damn liars...
The suspect was walking right towards a seated customer near the door with his gun pointed right at the patron.
Good legitimate shoot.
So a punk pulls out what looks like a bona fide pistol and you are going to take the time to ask, “Excuse me Mr Criminal sir. Is that a real pistol or a BB gun?”.
Yeah. I can see that happening.
If`n the all cops would get out of their cars for good and walk the beat, they might even deter these robberies by their mere being on the sidewalks 24/7.. They might even hear gunshots as they happen..... duuuuhhhhh Crooks aren`t robbing restaurants in their cars, not robbing drive-thru`s.....
If it walks like a crook,
the cop has to walk also.
Otherwise the cop is deaf, dumb and blind and comes later when it`s all over and he doesn`t even know what the hello was going on.
My cat is smarter than a cop.
She will watch , look, and listen for a mouse.
Cops are dumber than my cat.
Even a 3rd grader with a cat can figure this one out.
Why even investigate this? Unless the police want to REWARD the shooter. Sounds like eveyone got their stuff and money back.
-PJ
“He had a plastic pistol possibly an aero soft or possibly a little BB pistol.”
Well we all know he isn’t black or the city would be burning with the cries of “UNARMED BLACK MAN KILLED BY WHITE GUY!”
Great video too. The perp had the courtesy to die on the run saving the owner from mopping up a mess of blood. And throwing his drink on him. Great stuff.
I sure as hell wouldn’t talk to the cops about this. Troy Finner, police chief, has a barely hidden chip on his shoulder.
My understanding of Texas law is that you can shoot a person committing a crime.
This is unlike many other states where a person can rob a store and the proprietor can only watch it happen.
Don’t Mess With Texas.
What kind of idiot tries to armed rob a Taqueria?
Good way to get your lamp blowed out.
I love a happy ending.
Good guy might be in a little bit of trouble. Apeared he delivered the coup de grâce after the robber was down.
Full clip with audio of self defense shooting in Houston robbery (Twitter)
He's not going to be hard to find. Here's his ride.
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.
The perp was still armed, still a threat, and NOT FLEEING, as the article might have you believe ("...as he was leaving")
Good news story of the day.