{"id":211344,"date":"2025-01-07T15:30:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T21:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=211344"},"modified":"2026-02-05T10:54:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:54:35","slug":"two-texan-citizens-defend-themselves-during-shootings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/two-texan-citizens-defend-themselves-during-shootings\/","title":{"rendered":"Backyard Machete Threat and Dabney Shootout: Texans Fight Back"},"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>A town in Texas witnessed multiple shootings in one night last week, resulting in at least two people injured.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Corpus Christi Police Department released a statement about the first shooting on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CorpusChristiPD\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"two-texan-citizens-defend-themselves-during-shootings\" title=\"Backyard Machete Threat and Dabney Shootout: Texans Fight Back\">Facebook<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-man-with-a-machete\">Man With A Machete<\/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=\"CCPD responds to multiple shooting victims across town Friday night\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TGQK-3HoZOE?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 homeowner lived on Graham Road, which is relevant only to distinguish him from the other events of that night. He encountered someone outside in his backyard around 7 p.m. Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The homeowner told police the stranger carried a machete. The stranger \u201cmade several threatening movements towards the homeowner,\u201d according to the police statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It appears the homeowner was not originally armed but he \u201cretrieved a firearm,\u201d according to police. He felt he and his <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/police-officer-shoots-thug-rob-mothers-and-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"two-texan-citizens-defend-themselves-during-shootings\" title=\"Backyard Machete Threat and Dabney Shootout: Texans Fight Back\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3346\">family<\/a> were in danger as the stranger continued to threaten them with the machete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-homeowner-shoots\">Homeowner Shoots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The homeowner shot the suspect. The machete man left the premises and police arrived on the scene.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police have not yet found the suspect from the Graham <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/texas-woman-shoots-road-rage-attacker\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"two-texan-citizens-defend-themselves-during-shootings\" title=\"Backyard Machete Threat and Dabney Shootout: Texans Fight Back\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3347\">Road shooting<\/a>, but they informed nearby hospitals and clinics that this man may have been shot. The CCPD set up drones and a K-9 unit to look for the suspect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point, the police have still not found him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-second-shooting\">Second Shooting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Less than 15 minutes after the first incident, police got a call of a second shooting on Dabney Street. The CCPD investigation shows that a young male arrived around 7 and shot someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victim, another young male, pulled his own gun and shot back.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The injured suspect ran, and police found him when a dispatch sent them to a third shooting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiiitv.com\/article\/news\/local\/3-shootings-victims-friday-evening\/503-907aa5bc-c731-4097-845f-f56a76649785\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"two-texan-citizens-defend-themselves-during-shootings\" title=\"Backyard Machete Threat and Dabney Shootout: Texans Fight Back\"><em>3 News<\/em><\/a>, the police think the suspect and victim to be around 18 or 20. Both young men went to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police think the young men involved in the second incident knew each other previously.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CCPD is still investigating both cases.<\/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=\"two-texan-citizens-defend-themselves-during-shootings\" title=\"Backyard Machete Threat and Dabney Shootout: Texans Fight Back\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A town in Texas witnessed multiple shootings in one night last week, resulting in at least two people injured.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":211345,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[262,4024,240],"tags":[132,291,607],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-211344","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-defensive-use-of-firearms","8":"category-news","9":"category-this-week","10":"tag-buzz","11":"tag-dgu","12":"tag-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Two Texan Citizens Defend Themselves During Shootings<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Find out about the series of shootings in a Texas town. 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