{"id":208985,"date":"2024-11-07T01:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T07:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=208985"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:25:25","slug":"homeowner-fatally-shoots-intruder-who-used-to-live-in-his-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/homeowner-fatally-shoots-intruder-who-used-to-live-in-his-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder Who Used To Live In His Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An elderly homeowner in Houston fatally shot an intruder earlier this week who police say lived there previously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to<a href=\"https:\/\/cw39.com\/crime\/hpd-intruder-shot-multiple-times-by-homeowner-in-ne-neighborhood\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-fatally-shoots-intruder-who-used-to-live-in-his-home\" title=\"Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder Who Used To Live In His Home\"> <em>CW39<\/em>, <\/a>it was around 11 p.m. when the 30-year-old intruder showed up in the Texas neighborhood.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-homeowner-shoots\">Homeowner Shoots <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Homeowner fatally shoots man breaking into homes in northwest Houston, HCSO says\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4r6nRITNZM0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The intruder, who police are still working to identify, used a shovel to break a window. The intruder \u201cforced himself in the home, striking [the homeowner] multiple times,\u201d according to Lt Horelica from the Houston PD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe homeowner inside shot him multiple times,\u201d A <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4r6nRITNZM0?si=Mma0JieomLpyT3GW\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-fatally-shoots-intruder-who-used-to-live-in-his-home\" title=\"Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder Who Used To Live In His Home\">video report<\/a> from<em> KHOU 11<\/em> said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/man-holds-three-burglars-gunpoint\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-fatally-shoots-intruder-who-used-to-live-in-his-home\" title=\"Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder Who Used To Live In His Home\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3737\">police arrived<\/a> and found the intruder in critical condition. They took the intruder to a nearby hospital for treatment. The intruder died while at the hospital.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sneaky-dealings\">Sneaky Dealings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before attacking the home, the intruder roamed the neighborhood. Next door to the shooting, a neighbor saw the same intruder in their backyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The neighbor said they confronted the stranger who ran out of sight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The neighbor called next door to warn the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/south-carolina-homeowner-defends-home-from-break-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-fatally-shoots-intruder-who-used-to-live-in-his-home\" title=\"Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder Who Used To Live In His Home\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3738\">70-year-old homeowner<\/a> right before the shovel hit the window.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The homeowner put a curtain over the window where the intruder smashed it in.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-investigation\">Investigation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The investigation is still active. Police have not released charges or identified anyone involved. \u201cI\u2019m not going to call either one of them a suspect or a victim,&#8221; Lt Horelica said, according to <em>KHOU 11<\/em>. They are trying to figure out whether the two individuals knew each other.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are likely more details the police have gathered and will not release yet. Police did say that the intruder previously lived in the home where he broke the window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are looking for homes in the neighborhood to find security footage. Lt Horelica also said they are looking for other witnesses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/elderly-wyoming-homeowner-shoots-irrational-intruder\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-fatally-shoots-intruder-who-used-to-live-in-his-home\" title=\"Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder Who Used To Live In His Home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elderly Wyoming Homeowner Shoots Irrational Intruder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other neighbors told <em>KHOU 11<\/em> that several other break-ins have happened recently in that neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The neighbors are not surprised that this happened. It makes you wonder how many of them are armed and have firearms to protect their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-fatally-shoots-intruder-who-used-to-live-in-his-home\" title=\"Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder Who Used To Live In His Home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A homeowner in Houston fatally shot an intruder earlier this week who police say lived there 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