According to Texas State Police, the homeowner chased the man He believed he had stolen a barbecue pit and then shot him dead.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said officers responded to a report of a deceased man outside a home in Humble.
Gonzalez said the homeowner realized someone had stolen the barbecue pit trailer and chased it in his car.
The man chased the suspect and confronted him a short distance from his home.gonzalez Said The homeowner believed the suspect was reaching for a gun and feared for his safety, so the homeowner shot him.
Another person was in the suspect’s car, but police said no charges have been filed against them.
“The homeowner cooperated with investigators and provided a detailed statement about the incident,” Gonzalez said.
After police complete their investigation, the matter will be transferred to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, which will present it to a grand jury to consider charges against the homeowner.
Humble is a city of approximately 21,000 people located approximately 40 miles northeast of Houston.
In a similar incident in December, a woman fatally shot a 14-year-old home intruder outside her Fort Worth apartment. She was at risk of being evicted from her apartment as the community contributed more than $71,000. GoFundMe account to help a woman identified as Aria Wallace.
“I had to protect myself and my daughters, but this situation would result in the unfortunate death of a young man.” [sic]” read a message from Wallace.
“This situation alone is extremely traumatic for the family, but on top of this, they were kicked out of their apartment for exercising their Second Amendment rights,” she added.
Reports regarding this incident are as follows:
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