[Tea Party Terrorist]

It can only be “tragic” because the victim was injured.

[Paladin2]

I today’s world, one’s pickup is one’s horse....

[Paladin2]

"There was a woman accompanying the truck owner when gunfire erupted but she was not wounded,..."

Was she armed?

[FlingWingFlyer]

The thieves need to understand that their goofyass actions have consequences. Take my car, take a bullet.

[algore]

is this a repeat from last month? or is there another Darwin award winner this month

[dfwgator]

Nice shootin’, Tex!

[US_MilitaryRules]

No pics or ID of the criminal?

[peggybac]

“Look, he was trying to recover his property,” McManus said. “I guess it would depend on who you asked if he did the right thing or not.”

I love this!

[GaryCrow]

He didn’t shoot the thief to recover his truck, he shot him in self defense when the thief tried to kill him. Self defense is always a valid reason. It sucks that he got hurt in the process but a dead thief is a good thief.

[progunner]

Hey San Antonio, I sure hope to hell the y'all re-elect McManus. He should be awarded with the "Police Chief" of the year award. If there isn't one available,

CREATE ONE

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[metmom]

The law enforcement official urged the public not to take matters like this "into your own hands."

I am so sick of that line.

If the police did their jobs, then Joe average citizen would not be forced into that position.

I'm sorry to hear the truck owner was injured. The thief and the woman got what they had coming.

[Kartographer]

What a story! I laughed. I cried. I was deeply moved. Can’t wait for the movie comes out on Net Flics

[ByteMercenary]

“It’s certainly more desirable to ask law enforcement for assistance in these kinds of situations ...”

This is a perfect example of the saying “when seconds count the police are only minutes away”.

Another point: if you are familiar with the price of mid-range to high-end pickups these days you know why the owner acted quickly.

[Adder]

“We would prefer that (you) call the police before taking that into your own hands,”

“So we can come and fill out paperwork and tell you there is little we can do...”

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Dead, armed perp is good in my book of life.

[Texas Fossil]

The thief shot the auto owner. Period.

Then, the owner defended his life. Period.

The thief is dead. He won’t do it again. Period.

Yes. This is still Texas where I live. Period.

[BlueLancer]

"The specific provision that authorizes deadly force to recover property is different (in Texas), a lot of other states don't allow the use of deadly force under any circumstances to recover property."