Resident kills burglar at NW Houston apartments

[fickman]

Houston Chronicle Story

Resident kills burglar at NW Houston apartments
By MIKE GLENN Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle
Jan. 21, 2009, 10:45AM

One man was killed and another ran for his life early today after they broke into a northwest Houston apartment and were met with gunfire from one of the residents, police said.

Detectives this morning were trying to identify the man who was killed by a shotgun blast about 3:15 a.m. at the Shadow Creek Apartments in the 7500 block of Pinemont near Hollister.

The two men who live in the ground-floor apartment told officers they were preparing to watch a movie when they heard a loud noise. Their front door was suddenly kicked open and two men burst into the apartment, one of them holding a revolver, police were told.

Both residents grabbed shotguns and one of them fired, killing one of the intruders while the other ran away.

Police said the residents did not know the attackers. It was not immediately clear why the men targeted that apartment.

mike.glenn@chron.com

Another one bites the dust. . .

[atxgun]

Hmm this seems gang or drug related. Kicking in a door like that and the two residents both have ready access to a shotgun a piece?

[magicglock]

Interesting that they were just sitting down to watch a movie at 3:15am with shotguns. Seems that we are missing a bit of the story here????

[TDDude]

Interesting that they were just sitting down to watch a movie at 3:15am with shotguns. Seems that we are missing a bit of the story here????

Don't you guys ever pull out your guns and clean them while watching some old John Wayne flick????

[03Lightningrocks]

Interesting that they were just sitting down to watch a movie at 3:15am with shotguns. Seems that we are missing a bit of the story here????

..Yep...just a couple of buds sitting down for a 3AM movie with their shotguns at their sides. This one is great!!! I often cuddle up with my loaded shotgun at night. Yep...just me and ole bessie...catchin a late night flick.

[Oldgringo]

I can't remember the last time that me and a buddy sat down to watch a movie at 3:00 AM - with or without our shotguns.

[Stupid]

It does sound fishy. Back to my partying days, I sometimes came home at about 3-4 AM in the morning, took a shower and then watched a movie or 2 before I went to bed - often waiting for my hair to dry.

To have 2 shotguns available and ready to go at moment's notice is a little beyond imagination.

[DoubleJ]

I hate to be that guy that says "mebbe thur night owls" and so I won't.

it's possible.

but then again, in the realm of possibilities, all things are possible.

I just doubt it.