BMX Bandit said:TAMU1990 said:
This is in a sketchy part of town - .
That strip mall has all you need though!
Taqueria
Check cashing
Nail salon
Auto title
Tattoos
Pawn shop
For all we know that shooter runs a meth lab and the cops when they saw the video went 'holy crap! That's Heisenberg!'Agthatbuilds said:Bubblez said:
The last shots, especially to the head was completely unjustified as there was no reasonable threat at that time. The shooter. should be prosecuted..
Get outta here Keith.
The shooter should get a medal.
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One 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's absolutely essential to a self-defense claim under the law," Roe said. "If you're justified in shooting the first bullet, you're justified in continuing to shoot until the deadly threat is no longer there.
Private PoopyPants said:
Branca live. He's in agreement that initial shots were reasonable defense but last shots were unnecessary. If they find the guy he's probably going to be charged with murder.
nomad2007 said:
Last shot after he had already tossed the gun to the side is gonna be super difficult to defend in court.
The intent of that shot was very clear. If he's indicted, which probably isn't likely, he'll have to defend that shot in the light of self defense. I don't think, "I knew he was dead, and no longer a threat, but I shot his dead corpse for fun cause I had one more round in my magazine," will fly.Bondag said:nomad2007 said:
Last shot after he had already tossed the gun to the side is gonna be super difficult to defend in court.
What is the charge? Defacing a dead body? Shooting a corpse?
If the criminal was already dead by the time of the last shot, then it wouldn't issues over the last shot be moot?nomad2007 said:
Last shot after he had already tossed the gun to the side is gonna be super difficult to defend in court.
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The 46-year-old customer was questioned by Houston police homicide detectives on Monday, the Houston Police Department said in a statement.
"After consulting with the Harris County District Attorney's Office, it was determined the shooting will be referred to a grand jury," the statement reads. "Since the male is not arrested or charged, his identity is not being released."
I suppose it would be the intent of final shot.eric76 said:If the criminal was already dead by the time of the last shot, then it wouldn't issues over the last shot be moot?nomad2007 said:
Last shot after he had already tossed the gun to the side is gonna be super difficult to defend in court.
While there have been people who survived being shot a number of times, it doesn't seem very likely to be the case here.
I guess you could try to make a case that if you hurried the death at all, then it is murder like in the shooting a man falling from a great height and killing him before he hits the ground a second later.
If one or more of the first eight shots may have been immediately fatal, could a competent medical examiner even determine that he was still alive after the first eight shots and that it was the ninth shot that killed him?
As a silly aside:eric76 said:
He has come forward and talked to the district attorney.
From https://abcnews.go.com/US/customer-fatally-shot-robber-houston-taqueria-wanted-questioning/story?id=96294463Quote:
The 46-year-old customer was questioned by Houston police homicide detectives on Monday, the Houston Police Department said in a statement.
"After consulting with the Harris County District Attorney's Office, it was determined the shooting will be referred to a grand jury," the statement reads. "Since the male is not arrested or charged, his identity is not being released."
Don't be alarmed by the referral to the grand jury. If I understand it correctly, pretty much every homicide in Texas goes to a grand jury with the grand jury no-billing those that they think were justified. In many cases, I think that the prosecutors ask the grand jury for a no-bill. Is this correct?
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Records show Washington had an extensive criminal history and was out on bond during the would-be robbery.
Records show that in 2015, Washington was convicted on a lesser charge of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and sentenced to 15 years in prison in connection to the shooting death of 62-year-old Hamid Waraich, a cell phone store owner. Houston police also charged two other men.
According to records, Washington was released on parole in 2021 and charged with assaulting his girlfriend in December 2022.
Waraich had a fiance and three sons who reacted strongly when contacted by ABC13.
"If the guy who sopped Eric was around 10 years ago, maybe I'd still have my dad," Aman Waraich, the son of the store clerk that was killed, said.
"Eric was an evil criminal that took joy in harassing and robbing innocent families. The individual at the taqueria is a true hero!" Sean Waraich, the victim's other son, added. "He did the right thing in stopping the robber and in protecting the community from a dangerous perpetrator."
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I feel like if I ever have to shoot someone I'm probably firing at least half a dozen times minimum if I am able to because of fear.
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A Texas grand jury will decide whether or not criminal charges should be brought against a customer who shot and killed a robber in a Houston taqueria last week.
Eric Eugene Washington, 30, died after being shot nine times - with one bullet hitting him execution-style in the head - by a vigilante customer who was said to be 'protecting everyone' in the Texas restaurant.
It can now be revealed that Washington had a lengthy rap sheet, that most recently included domestic violence and aggravated battery. He was also out on parole for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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Court documents also confirmed that Washington was released on parole in 2021 for a conviction of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, for which he had been sentenced to 15 years behind bars.
Yep, this was ill advised. Cringed when I saw that. I still couldn't convict him, but if he gets convicted, that's what did it.nomad2007 said:
Last shot after he had already tossed the gun to the side is gonna be super difficult to defend in court.
In Texas you don't have to be in fear for your own life to use deadly force.IndividualFreedom said:
"I heard him say he was going to kill me and I feared for my life"
