A west Houston man died Sunday after he was shot near his home following an argument with his wife and encounter with his neighbor, police told KHOU.
The man and his wife got into an argument in their home, according to the Houston Police Department. The wife got into a car, drove away and crashed the car a few blocks down the road.
She had minor injuries, and police have not determined whether they were from the crash or the argument with her husband, according to KHOU.
Police said that when the man saw his wife’s accident, he ran from the home toward her car.
A homeowner near the car accident saw the man running and yelled for him to stop. The husband kept running and reportedly had something in his hand, according to police.
The homeowner said he feared for his life and shot the man, police told KHOU.
The man was taken to the hospital, where he later died, according to police.
The homeowner was taken into police custody for questioning. The case will go before a grand jury, police said.
In Houston, it’s not the heat, it’s the stupidity.
It’s amazing how many things make gun owners fearful for their lives.
There doesn’t appear to be an equivalent number of non gun owners fearful of so many things.
Here is the problem. Gun owners who own a gun for self-protection tend to be Right Wing Authoritarians.RWAs feel that the world is a dangerous and scary place.
Unrestricted gun ownership and stand your ground laws means they are going to plug a lot of people just to be safe.
South Gessner ia a 4-lane thoroughfare with median.
15 minutes from my house.
Not where I’d feel comfortable being on foot at 2am.
But unless there’s some untold aspect?
There’s nothing that will protect the shooter here.
This isn’t FL. There is no SYG law.
There’s a ‘Castle Doctrine’-- being able to defend yourself in your home-- but this is outdoors, in plain sight.
And the husband had every right to hurry to check his wife’s well-being-- fight or no fight.
This Bubba is not going to get a free ride.
jw1
This incident will test just how far the 2nd amendment and the castle doctrine will stretch. See a neighbor fighting and when they run across your property or down the road in front of your castle, let em have it. case closed. I really don’t think the fear for my life trick will work out on this one. What did he do, tell him to mind his own business or hollered, call 911. But then again, this is texass. He might get the saved the community award from a concerned angry husband.