Disabled & Armed

KHOU reported on March 15 out of Harris County, Texas, about a disabled woman who was targeted by criminals but was able to defend herself because she had a firearm and knew how to properly use it. The incident occurred in the middle of the day when two suspects attempted to burglarize an apartment by breaking in through a patio window. The resident of the apartment was a 53-year-old woman who was home at the time of the break-in and was described by investigators as “disabled.” 

She was terrified when the intruders broke the glass, reached through the shattered patio door to unlock it from the inside, and then opened the door to enter the apartment. Fortunately for the woman, she was able to retrieve her loaded firearm before the suspects could enter any further. She fired at the two men and hit the suspect who was standing in front. Both of the burglars fled the apartment, but the wounded suspect did not get far before collapsing on the grass outside the apartment, where he was later pronounced dead by responding authorities. 

The woman called the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, who quickly sent deputies to her apartment. The deputies soon apprehended the other suspect, as well as a woman who they believe was acting as a getaway driver. The investigation is still ongoing, but detectives believe the deceased suspect was carrying a pistol at the time of the shooting and the getaway driver tried to hide the gun from police. It is likely that both of the two remaining suspects will face felony murder charges because their accomplice was killed in the commission of a violent felony. Investigators also think that the suspects might have been involved in similar burglaries in the area. 

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