Robber dies after being shot and hit by a car during get-away

[Kalehue]

A man allegedly attempting to rob a northwest Harris County cell phone store died Saturday night after he was shot by the business owner and then hit by a car as he attempted to flee, authorities said.

Deputies answered a call around 6:15 p.m. at a cell phone store in the 5200 block of Barker Cypress, where they learned that two armed men dressed in black entered the store and allegedly attempted to rob it, said Harris County Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. John Legg.

The store owner produced his own handgun and the alleged robbers fled the business, Legg said.

As the men ran into the parking lot, the store owner chased them. One of the men fled the scene in a 90s model red Ford Taurus, while the other man stopped and turned toward the store owner, Legg said.

"At that time, the owner of the store fired several shots towards the suspect, hitting him once," Legg said.

However, the alleged robber continued to run through the parking lot and attempted to run across Barker Cypress, where he was hit by a car, Legg said.

The man, whose identity has not been released, collapsed and died on the other side of the road, Legg said.

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[Cassandra]

Good riddance. The owner is a hero.

[Abroad]

the other man stopped and turned toward the store owner

This is what makes the case for self-defence. Otherwise the owner would be in deep dodo for shooting someone who was fleeing the scene.


As for the car, - can we say poetic justice?

[Tazzzz]

Criminals in Texas, should have known better, to many people packing heat there. Make it hard to feel sorry for this AssClown Criminal. And whats up with a Po Po named Legg ??? I keep thinking the dude got shot in the leg.

"At that time, the owner of the store fired several shots towards the suspect, hitting him once," Legg said.

However, the alleged robber continued to run through the parking lot and attempted to run across Barker Cypress, where he was hit by a car, Legg said.

The man, whose identity has not been released, collapsed and died on the other side of the road, Legg said.

No charges have been filed against the store owner and Legg said the case will likely be referred to a Harris County Grand Jury.