Midmorning on a Tuesday in Harris County, Texas, is not considered prime time for bad guys targeting other people’s property. Still, it apparently was for an unfortunate Lone Star State suspect last week who learned that first impressions can be dead wrong.
The call to the Harris County Sheriff’s Department (HCSD) was logged shortly before 9 a.m. The target? An 80-year-old homeowner who had no trouble flipping the script.
Resident told deputies that he found stranger at his home
When deputies arrived, they found the suspect already suffering from a critical gunshot wound. First responders undoubtedly took life-saving measures on the scene, but it was too late.
Authorities pronounced him dead there, before there was a chance to transport him to an area hospital.
The 80-year-old armed defender was taken to the emergency room for treatment, but since there were no injuries were reported, that trip was likely an example of “better safe than sorry.”
Investigators are working to determine if the courageous older man knew the suspect before their fatal encounter. Officers combed the neighborhood looking for possible security footage to illuminate what led to Tuesday’s deadly shooting.
Senior citizen was not nearly as defenseless as was likely presumed
What they are certain of at this juncture is that, by all accounts, a senior citizen was tending to nobody’s business but his own when someone with bad intentions accosted him.
In a perfect society, we would recoil in horror upon learning that a violent criminal targeted an elderly person. Unfortunately, whether on public transit in a large metro area or quietly living their lives in small-town Texas, no one is immune from random acts of violence.
That’s when the Second Amendment enters the picture.
This fundamental guarantee of the right to armed self-defense for law-abiding adults continues to pay dividends centuries after the Founding Fathers wisely included it in the Bill of Rights. An 80-year–old Texas man is thankful today for its protections.
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