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| 74-Year-Old Man Caps Knife-Wielding Carjacker |
| 2009-07-23 |
| A 74-year-old man shot and wounded a teenager who attempted to carjack him with a knife early this morning in southwest Houston, police said. The 18-year-old male suspect was wounded in the abdomen and was caught by police after he tried to run away following the shooting. He was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital in fair condition. No other injuries were reported. Police have not released the suspect's name because no charges have been filed against him, but investigators said that he will mostly likely be charged with aggravated robbery. The shooting happened outside a home in the 10900 block of Corona in southwest Houston about 6:30 a.m., police said. The victim, August Peters, had just parked his car in front of his wife's home when he noticed another car drive past him and park at the curb across the street. When the victim got out of his car, he told investigators that the teen came up to him and pressed a knife against his throat. "He said, 'Give me your car or I'll kill you,'" said Victor Senties, a spokesman for the Houston Police Department. The victim was able to reach inside his car to get a pistol. He fired two shots at the suspect, Senties said. The suspect ran into the driveway of a home across the street and then somehow got into the home. He broke a window to get out and continued running away. Senties said no one was at the home at the time. Police found the teen moments later on bridge on Wilcrest near Bellaire about two blocks from where he was shot. Investigators are uncertain if the teenager got out of the car the victim had seen park on the street. They have no description of the vehicle and no other suspects at this time. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #3 attempted murder, theft, b&e, burglary, carjacking... if the DA doesn't send this POS away bigtime, he should be fired |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-07-23 22:11 |
| #2 Little advice to would-be carjackers: Never bring a knife to a gunfight. Not sure which it will be? You're in TEXAS, fergodsake - it's always a gunfight. This clown wins the Idiot of the Day™ award. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-07-23 21:24 |
| #1 Never pick a fight with an Old Man. If he's to old to fight, he'll just kill you. Sent to me by my daughter (44) a few days ago. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-07-23 21:08 |