TX: Houston LTC kills teen with gun in road rage incident

[philip964]

https://www.click2houston.com/news/road ... eriff-says

Three teens in one car exchange words at a gas station with the driver of another car. 18 year old passenger pulls gun and points it at 39 year old driver of other car who has his 88 year old mom in passenger seat. LTC fearing for his life shoots and kills 18 year old with the gun and wounds other 17 year old passenger. 15 year old female driver then drives to her house a couple of blocks away.

[03Lightningrocks]

Wow

[RoyGBiv]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[Chaparral]

I don’t know the particulars of vehicle positions and movement in this case, but I would think that, in many cases, If someone pointed a gun at you from another car, you might be able to step on the gas or brake in less time than it would take to draw and aim your own weapon.

However, it was indeed tragically stupid for the teenager to point the gun in the first place.

[MaduroBU]

People behave differently in their vehicles.