A Texas grand jury has declined to bring charges against a Houston restaurant customer who shot and killed a robber nearly a year ago. The botched robbery and fatal shooting was caught on surveillance video, which quickly went viral and garnered national attention.
Citing a news release from the Harris County District Attorney's Office. Fox News reported. A grand jury decided Wednesday not to indict the man who shot and killed 30-year-old Eric Eugene Washington last January.
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houston police told KHOU The station's original story said that on January 5, 2023, just before 11:30 p.m., an armed man wearing a mask entered Ranchito Taqueria on South Gessner near Bellaire Boulevard and demanded cash and wallets from customers. That's what it means.
surveillance video It shows a scammer going from table to table and stealing cash. Immediately, one of the customers pulled out a gun and fired at the robber as he passed by.
KHOU said in its broadcast that it froze surveillance video before the shooting, but that the entire video shows the robber being shot multiple times. KPRC-TV A video report said nine shots were fired.
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The customer who shot the robber returned the money he stole.
Additionally, police told KPRC that the customer who shot the robber took the stolen money from the robber's pocket and returned the money to other customers.
In fact, KPRC said the customer could be heard on surveillance video saying, “Come get my money.”
KPRC added that the video shows the customer throwing the robber's gun against a wall in anger after realizing it was fake. Investigators told KHOU the robber's gun was a plastic handgun.
Finally, the customer walked to the door, threw his drink at the robber who was lying on the floor, and left, KPRC said.
KHOU said those inside the restaurant left before police arrived, adding there were no reports of injuries to customers or restaurant staff.
Some called for charges against the “vigilante” client who pulled the trigger. KHOU TV reported at that time. But other sources said the restaurant's owner and employees called the customer a hero. Kou's story. 'Hero's' sentiment was echoed many times in numerous comments on social media post from the Houston Police Department at the time.
The 46-year-old client has not been arrested, charged or named.
What do we know about the robbery?
KHOU, citing court records, said this was not Washington's first robbery.
Prosecutors said they were charged with secret murder after a man was killed in an armed robbery in 2013. The charge was later changed to aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, and Washington was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
It is unclear exactly when he was released, but his last arrest was on December 16th. [2022] Authorities said he pushed his girlfriend to the ground and scratched her. Washington was charged with his misdemeanor count of domestic violence and released on a personal recognizance bond.
Washington's mother said last year that her son was “abused” in the moment by a customer who repeatedly pulled the trigger. KRIV-TV reported.
“I don't hate him. I can't hate him,” Corinne Goodman told the station. “But I want to know why you didn't stop. If you had to kill him, I can deal with it. I can understand it. He did something wrong. I understand that. But for him to be shot four times?”
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