Two Robbers Break Into Houston, TX Sheriff Deputy's Home; Get Sprayed With Automatic Rifle
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[QUOTE]HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Two would-be burglars are in police custody thanks to the quick actions of a 15-year-old.
One suspect is in jail, and the other is at Memorial Hermann Hospital. Kinzy Evans, 17, is still hospitalized. Charges against him are pending. The second suspect, a 16-year-old male juvenile, has been charged with burglary.
Investigators say they aren't sure whether Evans is going to make it. He was shot in both his legs and face by a 15-year-old who detectives say feared for his safety and the safety of his sister.
It happened at a home on Royal Place Court in northwest Harris County at around 2:30pm Tuesday.
"All he said was, 'Anybody seriously hurt?' and he said, 'Oh yeah, definitely,'" neighbor Renee Thompson said.
The blood on the driveway told a burglary-gone-bad story.
Deputies say the suspects broke into the home through a back window. From upstairs, the 15-year-old -- who was home with his 12-year-old sister -- heard the breaking glass and grabbed his father's automatic rifle. The burglary was soon over.
Family members rushed to the home, but the children's father, Vince Guerra, had beaten them all there. He's a Harris County Pct. 1 deputy constable and was on duty when it happened. No wonder his son knew what to do.
"We don't try to hide things from our children, and we try to give them a perspective about the way things are," Harris County Sheriff's Office Lt. Jeff Stauber said.
Within an hour, both Evans and the juvenile were in custody; they were caught at a nearby hospital while seeking help.
The juvenile was brought back to the scene, where deputies checked him for evidence and collected the rifle.
Neighbors backed what the 15-year-old did.
"I'm really glad he was able to defend himself," Thompson said.
Investigators concluded the shooting was justified.
"As parents, we protect our kids, and as an older brother, he was protecting his sister and himself," Stauber said.
Neighbors say there have been recent burglaries in the neighborhood.
Investigators said that rifle was the personal weapon of the teen's father, the deputy constable. He's been with the constable's office for 11 years and is described as a good officer.
There were some questions about whether he'd be liable for the shooting since his son had easy access to the weapon, but ABC13's legal expert says that the 15-year-old's right to protect his home and sister trumps all child firearm access laws.[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE]The teenage son of a Harris County deputy constable opened fire with his father's automatic rifle Tuesday after burglars forced their way into the family's home, authorities said.
The boy, 15, and his sister, 12, were alone about 2:30 p.m. when they heard glass breaking downstairs at the home in the 2600 block of Royal Place Court in northwest Harris County.
The boy went downstairs with the rifle and spotted the two burglars in the living room.
He fired several shots and struck one of the intruders, said Lt. Jeff Stauber with the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
"He was concerned with protecting his younger sister — that's exactly what he did,“ Stauber said.
The suspect who was shot -- identified as Kinzy Evans, 17, -- was struck several times by gunfire. Police said his accomplice was a 16-year-old who they would not identify because he is a juvenile.
Sheriff's investigators were tipped off when the suspected burglars quickly showed up at Methodist Willowbrook Hospital.
"Anytime you get a gunshot victim in the hospital, they're going to notify law enforcement," Stauber said.
Evans was taken by Life Flight helicopter to Memorial Hermann-The Texas Medical Center in unknown condition.
Deputies brought the juvenile back to the brick home at the end of a cul-de-sac for additional questioning.
Sheriff's deputies said the burglars came into the house after breaking out a window in the living room area.
"They left the same way they came in - through the broken window," Stauber said.
'A little shaken up'
Family members at the scene declined to comment about the incident.
"The main thing is that the kids are OK. They're a little shaken up," said a man who identified himself as the deputy constable's brother.
Neighbors said several homes in the area also have been broken into during the daylight hours.
"There have been a lot of robberies. It's good that they caught them," said Ushantha Kawmini, whose home down the street was burglarized about a month ago.
Break-in concerns
Another neighbor was concerned that the burglars would be brazen enough to break into a home belonging to a law enforcement officer.
"Now they're doing it to the police officers. What about regular people?" said the neighbor.
She identified herself only as Mary because she feared retaliation from other burglars.
"I'm sure they (the suspects) have got friends," the neighbor said.
The two have been charged with burglary of a habitation, officials said.[/QUOTE]
And no god damn it this isn't related to that court case, I know someone is going to bring it up due to the Automatic so I'm going to stomp it out now
THE UNITED STATES NEVER MADE AUTOMATICS ILLEGAL OR BANNED THEM, STOP AMUSING THE COURT CASE SOMEHOW UNBANNED OR MADE THEM LEGAL ALL OF THE SUDDEN, IT'S STILL THE STATUS QUO
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[QUOTE=cheesedelux;23028129]There was already a thread about this.[/QUOTE]
Oh son of a bitch, I thought that was some unrelated story
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