PORTER, Texas — A homeowner fatally shot a suspected car burglar Thursday who he found sitting in his car, investigators said.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said the homeowner awoke to an alert from his motion activated cameras to activity on the driveway, KPRC reported.
“As the homeowner approached the vehicle and ordered the suspect out at gunpoint, the subject became aggressive and uncooperative and made the statement, ‘I will not go back to prison,’” Specialist Steve Squier told KTRK.
The homeowner fired two shots during a struggle with the 23-year-old man, who then fell to the ground, KHOU reported. He was later pronounced dead. It is unclear if charges will be filed against the homeowner.
The burglar and homeowner have not been identified.
Deputies are investigating after they said a 23-year-old man was fatally shot by his girlfriend in north Harris County Friday. https://t.co/BGLiQXaKi8
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