Posted on 12/21/2011 2:28:58 PM PST by SwinneySwitch
A Palmview homeowner is not facing criminal charges after he reportedly shot and killed a burglar trying to enter his home.
Authorities are not releasing an address but said It all happened inside Palmview city limits around 1 a.m. Wednesday.
Palmview police told Action 4 News that a burglar broke a window and was trying to enter the man's home.
The homeowner told police his family was inside the home and that he shot at the burglar.
Paramedics rushed the burglary suspect to a local hospital where he died.
Authorities have ordered an autopsy to see if the burglar died from the gunshot wounds or due to cuts from the broken glass.
Police said the case remains under investigation.
Under Texas state law, homeowners are allowed to use guns to defend their homes.
Authorities are expected to hold an 11 a.m. press conference about the shooting.
Action 4 News will provide more information as it becomes available.
*sniff*
I love a happy ending!
Another freelance socialist bites the dust (I think it was Robert Heinlein who first used the term).
“Cmdr. Lenny Sanchez said that investgators were still trying to determine whether any shots hit their target. Police had not yet ruled out the possibility that the criminal died from injuries sustained while breaking through a window.”
This does happen. Breaking through glass is very dangerous, and many have sliced an artery in the process. A bleed-out from a nasty gash can take from 20 seconds to just a couple of minutes.
Betcha it was a nice tight shot group, too.
It might have been, but it sounds like they are checking to see if any of that tight grouping were even on the right target.
Good shooting, Citizen. Civilization thanks you.
Update: Palmview Police Trying to Contact Family (in Mexico) of Man Killed in Burglary
http://www.krgv.com/news/palmview-police-trying-to-contact-family-of-man-killed-in-burglary/
ps Garza shot the burglar once in the wrist and once in the abdomen.
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