HOUSTON (AP) - Houston police say a barbecue restaurant owner has shot and killed one of two suspected robbers.
Authorities say the man was leaving J&S Barbecue on Houston’s northeast side after closing up Saturday night when two men jumped out from behind a garbage bin and tried to rob him as he was getting into his car.
The store owner, identified only as a man in his 70s, told police he’d been robbed before after leaving for the night so he was carrying a gun. He shot at the pair.
One of the men was hit in the throat and chest and died later at a hospital. The second robber fled.
Authorities say it’s not likely the store owner, who wasn’t hurt, will be facing any charges.
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