{"id":537342,"date":"2023-01-08T05:32:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T02:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/customer-shoots-kills-armed-robber-at-houston-restaurant\/"},"modified":"2023-01-08T05:32:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T02:32:40","slug":"customer-shoots-kills-armed-robber-at-houston-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/customer-shoots-kills-armed-robber-at-houston-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"#Customer shoots, kills armed robber at Houston restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22c238665fa\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstontx.gov\/police\/nr\/2023\/jan\/nr010623-1.htm\">Houston Police Department said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Disturbing footage of the incident <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rawsalerts\/status\/1611824003932475392\">shows<\/a> terrified customers hiding under tables as the robber, dressed in all black, marched around and grabbed their belongings, which some had flung on the floor.<\/p>\n<p>As the robber heads to the door to leave, a patron sitting in a booth suddenly stands up and opens fire on the suspect with a handgun, video shows.<\/p>\n<p>The customer can then be seen shooting him in the back four times before the robber collapses to the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/robber-shot-4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Houston Police Department has asked for the public's help in identifying a man who fatally shot an armed robber Thursday night.\" class=\"wp-image-25282478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/robber-shot-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/robber-shot-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/robber-shot-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Houston Police Department has asked for the public\u2019s help in identifying a man who fatally shot an armed robber Thursday night.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>: @rawsalerts<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/robber-shot-6.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A customer draws a gun and shoots at an armed robber at a Houston taqueria.\" class=\"wp-image-25282479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/robber-shot-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/robber-shot-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/robber-shot-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The robber was declared dead at the scene and the shooter, along with other customers, fled the restaurant.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter: @rawsalerts<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then, while standing right over the robber, the customer shoots him once more at point-blank range, video shows.<\/p>\n<p>The customer then collected the stolen money from the suspect and returned it to other patrons before he and other customers fled the restaurant, according to police.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/robber-shot-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"images of the shooting\" class=\"wp-image-25282697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/robber-shot-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/robber-shot-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/robber-shot-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The shooting took place at Ranchito Taqueria around 11:30 p.m. Thursday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter: @rawsalerts<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The robbery suspect, identified only as a man believed to be in his 20s, was declared dead at the scene by paramedics, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Now, investigators said they \u201cwant to speak with the man for his role in the shooting\u201d and asked the public for help identifying the shooter. No charges have been filed against him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the reasons that law enforcement is seeking out this individual is to find out whether he was in fear for his life or the lives of the people around him because that\u2019s absolutely essential to a self-defense claim under the law,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khou.com\/article\/news\/crime\/customer-shoots-robbery-suspect\/285-fcff68f8-eb7e-4730-af8b-08b3e6e32023\">said KHOU<\/a> Legal Analyst Carmen Roe.<\/p>\n<p>Roe said it <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to be self defense, and even if the suspect\u2019s gun was fake the customers in the restaurant \u201cclearly believed it was a real gun.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/robber-shot-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A customer draws a gun and shoots at an armed robber at a Houston taqueria.\" class=\"wp-image-25282484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/robber-shot-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/robber-shot-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/robber-shot-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The man continued to shoot the suspect multiple times even after he was on the ground. He fired nine shots in total, video shows.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter: @rawsalerts<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re justified in shooting the first bullet, you\u2019re justified in continuing to shoot until the deadly threat is no longer there,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Roe said that she would have advised the man to remain at the scene and answer questions from police there, \u201cbut at the same time, you have no obligation to stay on the scene of a situation like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Surveillance footage obtained by police shows the shooter get into his vehicle, described as a 1970s and 1980s model pickup truck with no bed, before driving off.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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