Bad Guys are still getting shot. Midtown shooting: Houston Police Department looking into alleged self-defense after man attempted to open shooter's door - ABC13 Houston
A man was shot and killed in a busy Midtown parking garage on Saturday afternoon in what police believe may have been an act of self-defense.
He was sitting in his car, when a stranger, who was armed with a knife, tried to open the driver's side door. That didn't work out too well.
Still, [a legal analyst] said he believes this will likely be considered a case of self-defense because the shooting victim opened the car door.
That is because this happened in Texas, which has not morphed into New York City.
The investigation continues, and it is my understanding that in Texas every homicide is presented to a grand jury to determine if charges will be filed against the shooter. Self-defense is a human-right.
TX law is pretty clear, as soon as they try to get inside your vehicle, deadly force is justified. I've run into otherwise well informed cops that didn't know that and don't believe it when they read the statute. nick
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