HOUSTON – An attempted burglary in southeast Houston Wednesday night was thwarted after a resident shot and killed one of the armed home invaders.
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It happened a little after 9 p.m. when police said a total of three burglars targeted an apartment on Westridge Street near the NRG Stadium, when one of the two tenants inside the home shot at them.
According to a news release from Houston PD, one of the masked men knocked on the door, while the two others tried breaking in through the window. The residents called 911 by that time.
Police then said one of the burglars pointed a gun at the tenants and a fight ensued after one of the tenants knocked the gun out of his hands. During the scuffle, police said the burglar “pulled out a second gun from his waistband.” The unidentified man, 20, fighting with the burglar managed to wrestle the gun away from the suspect and shot him.
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The two other burglars ran off by the time police arrived and found the third one, who was shot during the scuffle, died from his injuries. Police have only identified him as an 18-year-old man.
No charges have been filed against the homeowner, as of this writing, but HPD confirmed the Harris Co. District Attorney’s Office was contacted and the case would be reviewed by a grand jury.