Posted on 01/08/2023 12:55:41 PM PST by dennisw
Vigilante who fired eight bullets into thief's back and one 'execution-style' into his head The customer, who police are now trying to track down, shot the man before taking back all the stolen good and returning them to fellow patrons
HPD Homicide Division Sergeants M. Arrington, C. Duncan and Detectives S. Overstreet and L. Lovelace said in a report: 'Officers were dispatched to a shooting call at the restaurant at the above address and observed an unknown black male in all black clothing, a black ski mask, and black gloves had been shot multiple times inside the business.
'Paramedics pronounced him deceased. Witnesses told officers the suspect entered the restaurant and pointed a pistol at patrons as he d A customer fatally shot a robber in the head after he held up a Texas restaurant with a fake gun - and police are now searching for the vigilante who helped get the stolen money back to the patrons.
The robber, believed to be in his 20s, entered Ranchito #4 Taqueria in southwest Houston on Thursday night wearing a black ski mask and gloves before ambushing 10 customers and demanding their money at gunpoint.
Footage shows the shouting man wave what is believed to be a pistol around the restaurant, while customers drop to the ground and hand over their belongings.
But as the man headed towards the door, one of the patrons - described by police as either white or Hispanic - produced his own gun and shot the robber.
He fired nine times - one of which was in the head - causing him to collapse to the ground. The customer, wearing a grey t-shirt and jeans, then collected the stolen money and cellphones and started handing it back to the people they were taken from.
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They believe he might have information relevant to the case.
It’s Houston...Harris County. There is a DA drooling to bring charges against the guy.
“Brazen crook with no fear meets Lone Ranger and Cowboy justice”....only better!
“Personally I think the guy went a little overboard but that’s for a jury to decide.”
He diddn’t want to give the perp a chance to turn around and shoot him.
“..Only thing they could gripe about was he shot him in the back as he was leaving...”
The guy had no idea if the robber was leaving, going to make another go-around all the tables for even more loot or was fixing to execute everyone in the joint. There was no way know for sure what that moron was gonna do.
He took tactical advantage that the “fake-armed” assailant wasn’t looking...can’t say as I blame him.
Yep. Harris County DA Kim Ogg is Soros/BLM bought and owned.
She'll hammer this guy.
Self defense during an armed robbery, hardly constitutes vigilantism . . .
I have a feeling this was not the shooter's first rodeo.
Interesting that this happened almost two days ago and they still haven’t named the deceased.
Shooter is possibly Hispanic, according to the story (unless they always say that in Texas.) Hispanics are only POC when it serves someone’s narrative, so yes - I guess he’s going to be White.
If the robber had made it to the door, he might have turned and fired away. Also, his buddy standing outside, might have opened up if the robber was just wounded. One just doesn’t know what an armed robber will do.
All the customers are suffering PTSD. Some of their statements are:
I didn’t see anything, I was hiding under the table.
God struck the robber down, he just collapsed for no reason
I know nothing, saw nothing.
I fainted when the robber came in, I saw nothing.
What are you talking about? What vigilante?
We started praying and the robber bent his arm and shot himself in the back.
Not to nitpick, but Kim Ogg is white.
Here she is with her "life partner" Olivia Jordan.
She is a total BLM puppet and one of the worst DAs in the country (unless you're a black criminal, in which case she's one of the best).
“If he lays low and keeps his mouth shut, he may well escape prosecution.”
That’s “escape persecution”... juat sayin.....
If I were on that jury, I would support an acquittal or a "no bill". And I would also support legal sanctions against the DA who would be stupid enough to attempt a prosecution.
The "criminal justice" system is not protecting us. The people running the system have no intention of protecting us. That problem must be corrected.
Concur.
Track him down. Give him a medal.
Excellent shoot...
Nah. He wa at my house. No where near there.
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