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A man leaving a gun range found himself in a robbery attempt that quickly escalated into a shootout. And at least one alleged robber paid the price.
According to a report from Click2Houston (KPRC2), Houston police say the incident unfolded near an apartment complex on Rampart Street and the Westpark Tollway. Investigators told reporters that the victim had just left a gun range when he was approached and robbed by a group of three men.
Police say the suspects followed him to the apartment complex before the situation turned violent.
During the attempted robbery, the armed citizen fired his weapon, striking one of the suspects. That suspect is expected to survive. The other two allegedly involved in the robbery fled the scene. But left their vehicle behind.
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Houston police taped off the area and were seen processing the abandoned car for evidence. As of the latest update, the two remaining suspects were still on the run.
Authorities have not yet clarified what, if anything, was taken from the victim, or why he was targeted in the first place. It’s also unclear whether the suspects knew the man had just come from a gun range. A detail that adds an unusual twist to the case.
One thing is clear: what started as a robbery attempt ended with gunfire, and the intended victim walked away while one alleged attacker ended up hospitalized.
The investigation remains ongoing, and police are continuing to search for the two fleeing suspects.
Stay tuned for updates as more details are released.
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Although the Far Right like to crow about, strut about, and scream victory from the rooftops in incidents like this in reality this type of outcome is usually not the norm.
From a Stanford Study as written up in a New York Times article:
“While victims actively resisted in only 7 percent of the robberies studied, those incidents accounted for 51 percent of the deaths.” Not good odds Jethro.
Put on the elementary level you stand more of a chance on getting your head blown off if you fight it out over a few pennies you are squeezing in your hand so hard that they are screaming for mercy. Of course the Far Right do not see it this way, losing even a penny to them is a fate worse than death and they simply love killing people over money. It is a religious crusade for them to shoot it out.
Now anyone with even a smidgen of grey matter between their ears knows that the advantage always lies with the attacker because the victim does not in most cases even realize that he is about to be attacked. When someone is already pointing a gun at your head the chances of you then pulling out your gun and firing before he does is slim to none.
The Far Right then will counter argue about “situational awareness”. There are two thing wrong with this idiotic response. The first is that no one can be on high alert every second as too many distractions are often in play, sometimes many a minute. The second problem is that if you shoot it out stray bullets often end up killing innocent bystanders and even if your bullet was not the bullet that killed someone you may still be liable in court over such a death because you made the decision to shoot it out over money. This never sits well with a jury.
Remember these days most people carry little cash and if they do its usually less than $100 dollars. Most people pay with plastic which can be replaced with a few clicks of a computer key. It’s no big deal to cancel a credit card and get another so is it worth shooting it out for that and losing your life or killing a bystander. Only the deraigned greed monger stingy penny squeezing Far Right would scream yes.
so what is your goal here with the ai nonsense and insults? what gives you the right to tell other’s what to do and how to live their lives? i’m really glad you won’t fight back if attacked….you wont be missed or mourned!