Father of State Rep. Abel Herrero killed in restaurant confr

iflyabeech · Post by **iflyabeech** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 1:16 pm

http://caller.com/news/2007/oct/06/fath ... aurant-co/

Father of State Rep. Abel Herrero killed in restaurant confrontation

By Mike Baird (Contact), Jaime Powell (Contact)
Saturday, October 6, 2007

State Rep. Abel Herrero's father died early Saturday after hitting his head during a confrontation in a restaurant.

Ivan Herrero, 59, and his wife stopped at Dennyâ€™s on the Interstate Highway 37 access road near Navigation Boulevard about 10:30 p.m. following the Juan Gabriel concert, police said. A man cut in line for a table, and Herrero told the hostess that his party arrived first, police said.

Words were exchanged and the man hit Herrero twice in the head, causing him to fall and hit his head hard on the floor, said Police Chief Bryan Smith.

Herrero was conscious when officers arrived, Smith said. The suspect was arrested for aggravated assault.

Herrero was taken to the hospital, where he died, and charges were updated to murder, according to reports.

â€œItâ€™s a tragic incident,â€? said Smith. â€œAppears to be an unprovoked case of violence.â€?

Abel Herrero, D-Robstown, or his brother Ira, a Corpus Christi police officer, could not be reached for comment.

Members of the local legislative delegation, who had heard about the incident early Saturday, said they were saddened by the news.

â€œIt must be heartbreaking to lose a parent,â€? said state Rep. Solomon Ortiz Jr., D-Corpus Christi, â€œand I offer my deepest condolence to Abel and his family, and we will keep them in our prayers.â€?

Contact Mike Baird at 886-3774 or bairdm@caller.com

stevie_d_64 · Post by **stevie_d_64** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 1:44 pm

Pretty sure those aggravated assault charges will be upgraded...

But all in all, this is a situation where it would not have made a bit of difference if a CHL'er would have been there or not...

It does prove how "more" intolerant some people are in public these days...

iflyabeech · Post by **iflyabeech** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:03 pm

stevie_d_64 wrote:Pretty sure those aggravated assault charges will be upgraded...

But all in all, this is a situation where it would not have made a bit of difference if a CHL'er would have been there or not...

It does prove how "more" intolerant some people are in public these days...

thats what I was thinking....wow, it just shows how fast a good night can go bad! You never know what the exact situation is, but I wonder if he would have had time to defend himself.

The comments are getting interesting.

HighVelocity · Post by **HighVelocity** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:06 pm

There are too many people out there today that have no concept of human decency, let alone any kind of respect for their fellow man.
Ladies and Gentlemen, we live among wild animals.

Moonpie · Post by **Moonpie** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 3:50 pm

Prayers go out to this mans family.

They should "fry" that guy who did this!

KBCraig · Post by **KBCraig** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 5:12 pm

Yet another example of how deadly force is justified in response to being punched.

longtooth · Post by **longtooth** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 5:29 pm

KBCraig wrote:Yet another example of how deadly force is justified in response to being punched.

Yes sir. Only a few weeks ago a late 20s tough guy was beat to death in this county & nothing was used but fists.

RubenZ · Post by **RubenZ** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 5:56 pm

Exactly. When combing a human bone, muscle mass and power its no different than say using a bat or other object. It can prove just as lethal.

KRM45 · Post by **KRM45** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:33 am

This is truly a tragic situation.

This is a needed reminder to me that some things aren't worth arguing over.

bauerdj · Post by **bauerdj** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:19 am

KRM45 wrote:This is truly a tragic situation.

This is a needed reminder to me that some things aren't worth arguing over.

True, the initial matter was trivial and certainly not worth the loss of ones life. That said, at what point does letting someone get away with small infringements result in more serious infringments.

Dave B.

KRM45 · Post by **KRM45** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 6:55 pm

bauerdj wrote:
KRM45 wrote:This is truly a tragic situation.

This is a needed reminder to me that some things aren't worth arguing over.
True, the initial matter was trivial and certainly not worth the loss of ones life. That said, at what point does letting someone get away with small infringements result in more serious infringments.

Dave B.

I agree. It's a thin line sometimes.

Remember the old saying... Walk softly and carry a big (bang) stick