When three would-be burglars attempted an ill-advised dynamic entry into a Houston apartment late Wednesday, they probably weren’t expecting to meet the Lone Star version of John Wick.
According to police, one suspect showed some semblance of manners and knocked on the front door while two accomplices—one of them masked—tried forcing their way in through a window. Bad move on all accounts. Two people were inside the apartment at the time of the break-in, and once inside, one of the crooked geniuses pulled a gun, only to have it slapped clean out of his hand by one of the men in the apartment. Proving he wasn’t one to quit, the bandit whipped out a second firearm (because apparently the first one was just for show). The tenant succeeded in wresting that gun away from him as well but decided rather than waiting for a third gun to appear, shot his attacker dead. The other two suspects wisely fled. No charges have been filed against the tenant, but the Harris County DA’s Office said the case will be presented to a grand jury—because apparently defending your home with grit, guts and a little improvisation still needs bureaucratic approval, even in Texas.
