Posted on 04/18/2023 5:40:34 AM PDT by marktwain
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A stranger stepped in to help a man he witnessed being pistol-whipped by a suspected robber in southwest Houston Saturday night, according to police.
On Sunday, ABC13 learned that the suspect was wanted for murder out of Louisiana.
Investigators said the stranger saw the robbery as it was happening at a Chase Bank in the 10400 block of Westheimer Road.
A man pulled into the bank to withdraw money from the ATM when the armed suspect came around the corner and ordered him to hand over money, according to police.
Detectives said the victim reportedly began to comply until the suspect began to pistol-whip him.
That's when police say someone driving by saw the crime happening and pulled out a gun to defend the victim.
The man shot the suspect in the leg and foot after several shots were fired. The suspect was taken to the hospital in stable condition, according to Houston police.
Investigators interviewed the victim and passersby, who were not harmed.
According to ABC13's Safety Tracker, in the zip code where the incident happened, 77042, there have been at least 103 robberies in the area in the last year.
Eyewitness News is still working to get details on the circumstances around the suspect's murder charge.
Lots of stories like this coming out of Houston lately.
....and either a lawsuit being filed against him or charges of unlawful discharge of a weapon in......5....4....3....2....1...
Soros prosecutor.
I grew up in that zip code. 1968-1980. It has changed a lot since then. Left there in 80 and never went back.
Really. Houston has been putting criminals down on the regular.
Not bad for a democrat cesspool.
Yep and it’s not a bad area
I would love to serve on that jury!
A quick search shows a 9 year old girl and a grandmother have been killed in ATM robberies in Houston area, in recent years.
Soros prosecutor, mayor and county judge.
Next up for mayor, Sheila Jackson Lee.
Fai Mao wrote:
Lots of stories like this coming out of Houston lately.
Yes, all those Katrina refugees that moved here in 2005 are 18 + now, so it’s gotten bad.
It’s not JUST Katrina refugees, it’s all of the “refugees”, “undocumented immigrants”, and “Amish” ferals.
No one alive has any personal memory of the Wild West era.
Even those who grew up on Western movies are now in their 70s and older.
But here it is again.
While I appreciate what the good samiratan did, I do have two words for them: center mass.
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