Posted on 02/13/2024 2:22:48 PM PST by grundle
A Texas man was shot to death after breaking into a truck while the owner was asleep inside, with a rifle in reach, officials say.
Deputies responded to the scene of a shooting overnight at an apartment complex in north Houston, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in a Feb. 13 post on X, formerly Twitter.
The owner of a truck awoke to find another man inside the vehicle, having broken in, Gonzalez said, and the owner opened fire with an AR-15.
The alleged thief died at the scene, Gonzalez said, adding that he was “possibly armed with pistols.”
Deputies say the man only happened to be sleeping in his truck that night because he had gotten into a fight with his girlfriend, KRIV reported.
It’s likely the accused thief didn’t notice there was anyone inside the truck, investigators told KHOU.
“They shouldn’t be out doing it in the first place. I don’t believe that he realized that the reportee was sleeping in this truck before it was too late,” Sgt. Ben Beall told the station.
Deputies said at least three other vehicles appeared to have been broken into before the accused thief targeted the truck, KRIV reported.
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Actions have consequences. One less criminal to prey on Americans.
An AR15 in close quarters of a truck.
I sure hope the truck owner’s hearing is OK.
“He chose poorly.”
The exact sticker I have on the back of my truck - “We don’t dial 911 - Welcome To Texas” with an image of an AR-15 above it.
Sleeping in the truck after a fight? Whatever happened to sleeping on the couch? Or is that 50+ years ago?
Sleeping in the truck after a fight? Whatever happened to sleeping on the couch? Or is that 50+ years ago?
Sometimes bad things happen to bad people
An AR-15 fired inside the truck killing the criminal?
That’s gonna leave a mess.
I sure hope the truck owner’s hearing is OK.
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Yeah. I remember that muzzie rookie cop in Minneapolis who killed Justine Diamond for no reason. He shot from the passenger seat across his partner striking the innocent woman.
As I remember - the partner suffered some permanent hearing loss.
Let’s hope the “accused thief” was not “transgender” or Raggedy Ann will issue a statement about the White House’s concern about the epidemic of anti-trans violence in the Houston area.
“Sleeping in the truck after a fight? Whatever happened to sleeping on the couch? Or is that 50+ years ago?”
If the home/apartment is small enough and one of the parties is MAD enough then the Male Crisis Center is needed.
In hindsight, apologizing and sleeping on the GFs couch looking like a better idea.
Another happy ending!
He may have been afraid to go to sleep in the same house as an angry girlfriend.
They used to hang horse thieves, so...
Thieves should be shot whenever possible.
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Don’t mess with a man’s girlfriend. But definitely don’t mess with his truck.
Local robbery spree ends abruptly. No cops needed.
...and, of course, they can use this as another example of homicide by an assault rifle owner.
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