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An elderly Texas homeowner reportedly returned home last Tuesday morning and discovered an unknown man inside his house. Within moments, the suspected break-in had turned into a fatal shooting.
The incident happened shortly after 8 a.m. on Nov. 3 in the 15700 block of Misty Hollow Drive near Stuebner Airline and Cypresswood Drive in northwest Harris County.
According to KHOU 11, the homeowner arrived at the residence and encountered the man inside. The homeowner then obtained a firearm and shot him.
Harris County Precinct 4 deputy constables responded following a report of gunfire involving a possible home intruder. When deputies arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Sgt. Sidney Miller with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the homeowner, who is reportedly in his 80s, told investigators that he fired to stop the man from stealing his property. The homeowner was found outside the residence when deputies arrived.
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The homeowner was not physically injured but was transported to a hospital as a precaution. He was expected to be OK.
Investigators were canvassing the neighborhood for surveillance footage and speaking with potential witnesses. Authorities have not released either man’s identity or said whether they knew each other.
Police have also not disclosed whether the suspected intruder was armed, how he allegedly entered the home or exactly what happened immediately before the homeowner fired.
A separate report from ABC13 said no one else was inside the house at the time.
KHOU reported that the case will be referred to a grand jury. No charges against the homeowner had been announced, and the shooting remained under investigation.
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