{"id":538563,"date":"2023-01-10T20:34:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T17:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/diner-who-shot-dead-taqueria-robber-to-face-grand-jury\/"},"modified":"2023-01-10T20:34:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T17:34:58","slug":"diner-who-shot-dead-taqueria-robber-to-face-grand-jury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/diner-who-shot-dead-taqueria-robber-to-face-grand-jury\/","title":{"rendered":"#Diner who shot dead taqueria robber to face grand jury"},"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-6a21af210de6a\" 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 style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a21af210de6a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/diner-who-shot-dead-taqueria-robber-to-face-grand-jury\/#%E2%80%9CDiner_who_shot_dead_taqueria_robber_to_face_grand_jury%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Diner who shot dead taqueria robber to face grand jury&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDiner_who_shot_dead_taqueria_robber_to_face_grand_jury%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Diner who shot dead taqueria robber to face grand jury&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A Texas grand jury will decide whether to criminally charge a Houston taqueria patron who shot a robber dead last week, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The Houston Police Department <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cityofhouston.news\/update-investigation-into-fatal-shooting-at-6873-south-gessner-road\/\">announced <\/a>Monday the 46-year-old customer has turned himself in and is cooperating with the investigation into the deadly shooting. He has not been named because he was not arrested or charged with any crime.<\/p>\n<p>The heist took place inside the Ranchito #4 Taqueria around 11:30 p.m. last Thursday, when a suspect, identified as 30-year-old Eric Washington, entered the business, produced what <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>eared to be a gun and demanded that all patrons hand over their cash and wallets.<\/p>\n<p>Chilling surveillance video from the eatery shows customers cowering under tables as the masked and gloved perp, dressed in all black, walks around grabbing their possessions.<\/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\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-05.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The 46-year-old Houston diner, seen on surveillance video fatally shooting a robbery suspect, will go before a grand jury, which will decide whether to charge him.\" class=\"wp-image-25305290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The 46-year-old Houston diner, seen on surveillance video fatally shooting a robbery suspect, will go before a grand jury, which will decide whether to charge him.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">KTRK<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"808\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Eric-Eugene-Washington-08.jpg?w=808\" alt=\"The suspect in the Jan. 5 robbery was identified as convicted criminal Eric Washington.\" class=\"wp-image-25305278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Eric-Eugene-Washington-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1616 1616w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Eric-Eugene-Washington-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1212 1212w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Eric-Eugene-Washington-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=808 808w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Eric-Eugene-Washington-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=404 404w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Eric-Eugene-Washington-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\"\/><figcaption>The suspect in the Jan. 5 robbery was identified as convicted criminal Eric Washington.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Houston Police<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the suspect heads for the exit with his loot, the 46-year-old diner sitting in a booth stands up, pulls out a handgun and opens fire on the robber, causing him to collapse.<\/p>\n<p>Then, while standing directly over the wounded intruder, the customer shoots him again at point-blank range, as seen in the video.<\/p>\n<p>The armed good Samaritan then collected the stolen money and belongings from Washington and returned them to their owners before fleeing the taqueria.<\/p>\n<p>Washington was pronounced dead at the scene. Police later determined that the gun in his possession was not real.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-01.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"An attorney for the unnamed armed patron, pictured, argued that his client was in fear of his life and acted in self-defense.\" class=\"wp-image-25305294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1320 1320w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=990 990w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=660 660w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=330 330w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\"\/><figcaption>An attorney for the unnamed armed patron (pictured) argued that his client was in fear of his life and acted in self-defense.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">KTRK<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After police issued a public plea asking the armed customer to come forward so they could interview him about the shooting, his attorney released a statement to the station <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/houston-taqueria-shooting-customer-shoots-robber-eric-eugene-washington-killed-suspect-death\/12681554\/\">ABC 13<\/a> defending his actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fear of his life and his friend\u2019s life my client acted to protect everyone in the restaurant,\u201d the attorney wrote, stressing that in Texas, \u201ca shooting is justified in self-defense, defense of others and in defense of property.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The unidentified diner has since met with prosecutors from the Harris County District Attorney\u2019s Office and with police homicide detectives.<\/p>\n<p>Once the investigation is complete, the case will be presented to a grand jury, and the man\u2019s attorney said they are \u201cconfident the Grand Jury will conclude that the shooting was justified under Texas Law.\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\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-11.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Video from The Ranchito Taqueria shows Washington walking into the eatery brandishing what looks like a gun and demanding cash from patrons. \" class=\"wp-image-25305283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Video from the Ranchito Taqueria shows Washington walking into the eatery brandishing what looks like a gun and demanding cash from patrons. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">KTRK<\/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\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-08.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"After the diner shot him multiple times, it was determined that the gun in Washington's possession wasn't real. \" class=\"wp-image-25305289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>After the diner shot him multiple times, it was determined that the gun in Washington\u2019s possession wasn\u2019t real. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">KTRK<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The lawyer described the incident as \u201ctraumatic\u201d to his client, and noted that \u201ctaking a human life is something he does not take lightly and will burden him for the rest of his life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Records indicate that the robbery suspect, Eric Washington, had an extensive criminal history and was out on bond at the time of the fatal shooting.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, Washington was convicted of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and sentenced to 15 years in prison in connection with the fatal shooting of 62-year-old Hamid Waraich two years prior.<\/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\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-13.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The good Samaritan and the rest of the patrons fled the taqueria before police arrived. \" class=\"wp-image-25305295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/houston-taqueria-shooting-suspect-customer-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The good Samaritan and the rest of the patrons fled the taqueria before police arrived. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">KTRK<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Washington was released on parole in 2021 after serving less than half of his sentence, but he was back behind bars in mid-December after being arrested for allegedly shoving and scratching his girlfriend. <\/p>\n<p>Washington was charged in that incident with misdemeanor family violence and was subsequently released on a personal recognizance bond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEric was an evil criminal that took joy in harassing and robbing innocent families,\u201d Waraich\u2019s son Sean Waraich told the station. \u201cThe individual at the taqueria is a true hero.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\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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