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Robbery Suspect Shot Dead by Armed Customer at Houston Taqueria (VIDEO)
Gateway Pundit ^ | January 7, 2023 | Cristina Laila

Posted on 01/07/2023 8:56:13 PM PST by artichokegrower

Houston, Texas – An armed robber was shot to death by a patron at a taqueria on S. Gessner just before midnight on Thursday night.

Surveillance video shows a male in a black ski mask walking around the taqueria and robbing customers at gunpoint.

A bald man seated near the robber jumped into action and shot the suspect dead.

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To: artichokegrower

Positive Population Control.


21 posted on 01/07/2023 11:05:01 PM PST by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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To: Leaning Right

I am wondering that if the prosecutor got frisky, Abbott could pardon the guy


22 posted on 01/07/2023 11:05:04 PM PST by BigEdLB (Let’s go Brandon!)
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To: artichokegrower

The customers should all be arrested for leaving the restaurant for not paying their bills...... : )


23 posted on 01/07/2023 11:10:26 PM PST by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: BigEdLB

If Abbott truly had any guts, he would pardon that guy right now. In a way, it would be like the blanket pardon Carter issued to the draft dodgers. Carter didn’t even have to name any names.


24 posted on 01/07/2023 11:19:06 PM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: artichokegrower

Absolutely will charge him if they find out who he is..

He was neutralized by far and he still walked up and out a bullet in his head.

Not that I have a problem with it personally… but the law will.


25 posted on 01/07/2023 11:19:59 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: Chainmail

Yes but walking up to him and putting a bullet in the head after they clearly are neutralized, while a valid battlefield tactic ain’t going to fly in civilian life..

I personally have no issue with him making sure this animal is dead, but the law absolutely will based on his actions .


26 posted on 01/07/2023 11:22:41 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: artichokegrower

Interesting that he got his piece ready and waited until the guy was safely walking away from him before opening fire.

Yes, that is technically shooting him from behind, but OTOH, he was taking no risks that the guy would pose a threat to him. How many times have we seen that a perp is ventilated in a face to face shooting, and still manages to go for his gun to try to kill the person shooting him. The man with the gun was taking no chances. Can’t fault that.

This looks like a good case for jury nullification.


27 posted on 01/07/2023 11:29:01 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: big bad easter bunny

No he certainly won’t!


28 posted on 01/07/2023 11:36:45 PM PST by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots. )
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To: artichokegrower

29 posted on 01/08/2023 1:20:54 AM PST by Angelino97
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To: artichokegrower

When it is all said and done, this is what should happen to all violent thieves and is why many more people need to CCW.


30 posted on 01/08/2023 1:23:33 AM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: metmom

In many states, including Texas “self defense” includes the defense of others. So it was a legal shooting from behind as the guy was still pointing his gun, and an imminent threat to others.

I won’t watch the rest of the video, but it sounds like the last shot may have been excessive for the rule of law.

Or - perhaps the bad guy was still twitching and it appeared he was going for his gun.

Or maybe the good guy saw the bad guy suffering and figured he’d put him out of his misery.


31 posted on 01/08/2023 1:38:44 AM PST by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: StACase

8 shots to the back with the ninth a close up finisher? Perfect, except a half descent prosecutor would have a field day in court with that.


32 posted on 01/08/2023 1:51:51 AM PST by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: artichokegrower

That guy put a full 10 rounds into the perp. Like 8 or 9 of them after the guy went down. Knowing Houston and its Democrat run government (mayor), they’ll likely try to charge the customer. I hope the police don’t find him.


33 posted on 01/08/2023 1:56:44 AM PST by Gaffer
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He better lawyer up.

Perp is waving gun = threat to the defender as he and others there were in danger.

Number of shots = wasn’t sure he’d missed and guy was still moving with gun in his hand.

I feared for my life and those in the room as he was a clear and present threat.

I believed he had a gun and it was loaded and he intended to use it.

I saw no way to leave or any other way to protect those in the room other than what I did.

Far too many people show up solo and talk themselves into manslaughter charges. “Could you have just left? Could you have shot him in the leg? Could you have just told him to drop his weapon? etc etc”

NEVER TALK TO THE POLICE BY YOURSELF.

Sadly, they are not there to help you.

If you’re white and live in a ‘black area’ then you better lawyer up as they’d love to prosecute you for political reasons. “This poor young honor student on the verge of turning his life around was shot down like a dog by this racist gun-toting Trump KKK member!” Local media run photo of the ‘victim’ from his graduation day with his 1.8 from thug high school. Momma on tv, “They ain’t had ta kilt him! Shot him down like a daaaaawg!” Here come the black ministers to complain about rampant Trump voters killing young men vigilante style.

You’re more likely to face charges as a law-abiding conceal carry good guy than the actual carjacking thugs and thieves out there robbing and looting because those thugs and their families = Democrat voter base.


34 posted on 01/08/2023 1:59:37 AM PST by TigerClaws
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To: StACase

I counted 10 shots and what is problematic is that it wasn’t a quick full-mag dump. There were sporadic pauses in between some of the shots, especially on the last one which looked like a head shot.

The robber got what he deserved, but the Democrat run government there will undoubtedly try to charge the customer with some kind of manslaughter (or worse) charge.


35 posted on 01/08/2023 1:59:54 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Leaning Right

Look for the Feds to charge him with something because the perp was black. And if that’s the case Abbott couldn’t pardon him.


36 posted on 01/08/2023 2:02:08 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: TigerClaws

I feared for my life and the lives of others present, period. Then lawyer up.


37 posted on 01/08/2023 2:03:43 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: big bad easter bunny

But he’ll vote demacrat forever now.🙄


38 posted on 01/08/2023 2:15:44 AM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first, we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: BigEdLB

I guess the punk wasn’t lucky.🤨


39 posted on 01/08/2023 2:17:32 AM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first, we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: kiryandil

It’s Texas, y’all!

Presume that EVERYONE is armed.


40 posted on 01/08/2023 2:18:02 AM PST by TheWriterTX (Trust not in earthly princes....!)
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