Off-duty Houston police officer shoots, kills burglar in hom

[gthaustex]

Idiot burglars picked the wrong home. Darwinian selection at its finest....

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/06/of ... latestnews

Chalk another one up for the good guys.

[rp_photo]

Thankfully there are many "wrong houses" in Houston, with more and more all the time.

For "right houses", try NY, CT, etc.

[Jumping Frog]

Single shot to the hip proved to be lethal.

[jmra]

Single shot to the hip proved to be lethal.

Must have bled out.

[texanjoker]

Now on top of waiting for the grand jury, being placed off work, he has to worry about the other two and retaliation.

[ELB]

From another story:

Witnesses heard gunshots and said the officer ran outside holding a gun and handcuffs.

"He was running in his boxer shorts, chasing and telling him to stop," said Adrian Barajas, a neighbor.

About this:

Now on top of waiting for the grand jury, being placed off work, he has to worry about the other two and retaliation.

"worry about the other one..."

A man who later showed up at the hospital to check on his cousin was taken into custody. Deputies believe he is one of the burglars. His cousin was the teen shot and killed by the officer.

http://www.khou.com/news/local/Off-duty ... 96041.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[MechAg94]

One thing I noticed on the reporting this incident is that nearly every report was positive toward the officer. I have to wonder if the reporting wouldn't be different if this had been an average homeowner rather than an off duty officer.