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Resident kills burglar at NW Houston apartments
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:59 pm
by 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. . .
Re: Resident kills burglar at NW Houston apartments
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:49 pm
by 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?
Re: Resident kills burglar at NW Houston apartments
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:07 pm
by 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????
Re: Resident kills burglar at NW Houston apartments
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:46 pm
by TDDude
magicglock wrote: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????
Re: Resident kills burglar at NW Houston apartments
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:33 pm
by 03Lightningrocks
Re: Resident kills burglar at NW Houston apartments
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:50 pm
by 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.
Re: Resident kills burglar at NW Houston apartments
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:34 pm
by 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.
Re: Resident kills burglar at NW Houston apartments
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:54 pm
by 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.
