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- On Thursday night, a masked man pointed a gun and demanded money from the patrons inside Ranchito #4 Taqueria. A customer attempted to stop him, pulling out a gun of his own and opening fire, shooting the suspect multiple times. After the robber was killed, the shooter retrieved the stolen cash to return to the other customers when he discovered the gun the suspect used was fake. The question now is whether the shooter will face any legal action for his deadly intervention.
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#Shooting #Guns #Houston
Moral of the story don’t rob people.
Your gun may be fake, but theirs may not be.
😂😂 true bro
Etbi greift ein
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The gun might be fake, but the robbery wasn't.
im with you. there is no way he could have known in this stressful situation.
Yep and thankfully he was not charged.
True!
So true
@@kevonwintersthis was 2nd degree murder not self defense
The guy risked his life to keep others safe, he didn't know it was a fake gun. He's a hero. He should be given a medal.
@@a.alphbond9003 no evidence that he was going to leave, he probably was going to go rob that guy in the top right.
@@nicktaco117 He wasn't a threat, the guy with the real gun put everyone else in danger when he fired first only to realise it was a toy guy. Then tampered with evidence at the crime scene and run away without reporting it to police.
Idk bro, if someone steals your money you have every right to get it back
@@nicktaco117 This is certainly not self defence, it was plain aggression. The next robbers will bring a real gun and rob them when they are all dead.
Absolutely....I'd like to shake his hand
Pointing a gun at somebody and demanding something from them is the definition of a threat to your life. It doesn't matter if the 'gun' was a carved piece of soap. The young man died because he didn't understand the phrase "just cause". Now he's in eternity wondering where he went wrong.
He did not have a brain to wonder like that.
Jan 2024 ... A Harris County grand jury has declined to file charges against a man who shot and killed a robber who was believed to have been armed during a taqueria heist in southwest Houston in 2023.
He’s not wondering anything. He’s not anything at all now.
Why would he be in Eternity . If you do wrong , you go South . but then only God can judge .
@@SalRuggiero Eternity isn't a place, it's a period of time -- in this case forever. Every human ever born will spend eternity somewhere.
The man is a hero and was visibly heartbroken when he realized the gun was fake. I pray that the man isn't charged for the shooting and I pray for the young mans soul and his family.
He'll be charged because he's white and dude was black.
@@Vcafr0 what if your wife, mother, or child were in the restaurant at that time? Would you feel the same? Live by the sword, Die by the sword. The man brought it upon himself by being a terrorist. I can assure you that if he was still alive he would have eventually taken an innocent life. He was not an innocent person.
@Vcafr0 sorry bro but when you have a man threatening your life you shoot until that man is either dead or not able to hurt you, I don't know why people like you like to defend criminals
@@Vcafr0 Unless the gun is out of the thug's hands he's still a threat. In case you didn't know this, you can still shoot while lying on the ground.
@@sandeepkhadka6317 We don't have all the facts of the story yet, but here you are, just like the good keyboard warrior you are, jumping to conclusions as if you know everything. For all we know, the robber still was moving and looked to be aiming his gun at the hero, or maybe even the gun went off by accident. We don't know that yet. If the robber was already dead, then he just shot a corpse. Shooting a corpse shouldn't result in him spending decades in prison.
You never would know if it’s fake or not, he was defending himself and others, you never know how that situation will go. He’s a innocent man
Also, I checked and saw that he shot him 4 times (which is good, I don't care) but then he shot him 4 more times when he was already down which is crazy! That man has a problem. I watched the uncensored version so I know what happened. That man is crazy bruh, but I understand him for shooting the man 4 times but when he shot him 4 more times when he was already down at that point you're just a murderer.
@@AlbumMusicAIso how do you know if the robber is down yet? Lets say he had bulletproof vet, still holding a gun and can shoot back at an instance.
He still held his gun after 4 shoots and only dropped it after 8th shoot. Yup i saw that video fyi. In this situation, there is possible threat to everyone this that diner if he retaliates.
Stop victimize the criminal. Once he dares to commit crime, he must take responsibility that comes after.
@@AlbumMusicAI Rule of thumb: You don't stop firing until the threat quits moving.
if he pulled a fake gun on a cop he would be kiled and they wouuldnt feel bad about it.
@@AlbumMusicAIdown doesn’t mean out.
No Charges should be filed!!! Absolutely none. This guy should be given a medal for his bravery.
Amen
I'd shake his hand!!! 👍👍👍
The guilt of having to take someone's life because of a bad choice they made with a toy is punishment enough.
Exactly!
Why did he leave the scene? I don’t get it
This should be a self defense for this case
No shooting someone multiple times in the back without warning is definitely NOT selfe defence. (I don´t feel sorry for the criminal btw but this does not change the fact that this was in no way self defence) He also endangered everybody insinde the room. For example when he shot the guy the people who did sit across him could have easy got hit.
@@chrischrist4160 I'm not talking about the criminal, I'm talking about the victim. He used the weapon to defend himself from almost getting killed by the suspect
@@Maycolx86 Sure but doesnt change the fact that another person is sitting at a booth in the same direction that the bullets were fired. Imagine if that person was hit and died. Yeah you got the armed robber but killed another civilian in the process. If you are armed I believe some action other than shooting immediately is necessary depending on the situation. In this case, the criminal has his back turned. At this point, you have the advantage/leverage and can dictate the next steps. This is all in hindsight but thats fine. We can all learn this type of situational awareness for next time.
@@nnoir this is real life dude stop watch cartoons.
@@fabioaugusto9477 people are capable of more. In hindsight I bet the hero of the day wished he could've handled it differently. Just cause you have an inherent limit doesnt mean others need to as well. have a great day/night fabio
Pointing a gun (even if its real or fake) means you are ready to put your life on the line.
Never overestimate human kindness.
What has this to do with kindness?
Also, I checked and saw that he shot him 4 times (which is good, I don't care) but then he shot him 4 more times when he was already down which is crazy! That man has a problem. I watched the uncensored version so I know what happened. Bro is crazy bruh, but I understand him for shooting him 4 times but if you shot him 4 more times when he was already down you just a murderer at that point.
All you need is 1bullet to hit a mark
@@mauricecollins976 need a double tap. 2 is best.
@@AlbumMusicAIit’s not really crazy unless he waited A long time after robber was downed. People can survive a lot of bullets remarkably, especially 9mm. I can still see how it can be problematic but it’s kinda grey unless again it was clear to him that dude wasn’t a threat anymore. Perception is reality unfortunately
The fact is, the robbery wasn't fake. And, those were real tacos.
Was it beef fajita or ground beef?? 🤔 Was the cheese white or mix cheese? Was it home made tortillas?
I need answers 😩.
"Leave the gun... take the taquitos!" - El Papi Chulo, probably
How about the priceless publicity for the taco diner!
International exposure & nothing said about the specials....
Remember shop owners always have advertising ready to capitalise on a random shooting in the USA!!!
Guns for everyone & try your luck shooting an eatery to stardom
Yay team America!
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Good job sir. He won't rob nobody else
@@maalf1304That would mean you did a horrible job as a parrent.
Well Maalf1304, then he would have been a weak minded soyboi who was never told “No!” as a child.
Kinda like all the Liberals I have seen on television lately!
@@mikedebakker5820cry about it
@@maalf1304 I'll thank him
@@mikedebakker5820Exactly. I agree with you. People with this "what if it was your kid?" mindset, are exactly why some people should NOT be allowed to have children.
Fun fact: the robber turns out had a fake gun and in rage the defender threw his gun against the wall knowing he just killed someone. Police were looking for him and he got an attorney. The Houston community was in complete defense of defender if any charges were to come about. All charges were dropped against him.
It was self defense no matter if the other's gun was fake or not
Jan 2024 ... A Harris County grand jury has declined to file charges against a man who shot and killed a robber who was believed to have been armed during a taqueria heist in southwest Houston in 2023.
Never should have been charges in the first place
How is it a fun fact when it’s in the video
@@brandonsimoncini The community being in complete defense wasn't in the video, so that can count.
what a hero. this guy literally said come get your money back. true hero
Stop throwing the word hero around, it seems like it's losing its true meaning. This man did the "right" thing,so courageous? Yes, maybe, but hero? In hindsight, don't know.
IMHO, real Heroes are civilians without any military training, who stand against Putin's war crimes in freezing deadly temperatures, not shooting a 20yo with a fake gun at a diner when your life was never in real danger, even if he didn't know it at the time, but still.
I insist, don't get me wrong, I'm not downplaying his courage or defending the 20yo, just questioning the random use of hero, when there must certainly be different degrees of heroism. Not everything is equivalent.
@@jay4you853 A hero is someone who is willing to risk themselves for the greater good. It's a person who puts themselves at risk in order to defend others. It's not that complicated.
@@chancedavis6216 I don`t know if he risked himself in any way to be honest. He waited until the robber was heading out, shooting him in the back 4 times, then shooting him 4 more times, then shooting hime one more time close blank. I see that americans cheer this on, but I have to say this gave me chills. The robber is wrong, but losing a life over small cash in a situation that was already de-escalating? You don`t shoot someone in the back when your life is not in danger, and obviously he was heading out the door. Devils advocat I know, but a life was lost, and we know nothing about that life.
@@jbg2.039 Shouldn't have targeted hard working men and women. Doesn't matter about his life. You try to prey on the innocent, you face repercussions. Good riddance to bad trash
@@chancedavis6216 You have no idea if the people targeted were hard working, no working or pedofiles. I say this was handled wrong and cowardly, that`s my opinion. Hope the shooter meets his karma soon enough, I think he will.
No charges should be brought. The man who shot the robber thought his life and the lives of the other customers were potentially in danger. He did a brave thing..
He actually stood over him and finished him off with two point blank head shots
@@lionblood1268 no he didn't
@@lionblood1268 should've been 3
@@enki1597 what do you mean the full video is on Twitter
@@jaynoneofyourbiz3563 you anxious to turn a self defense into a manslaughter. Stupid is what stupid does.
The fact he was that upset it was a fake gun definitely says something. Most people don't want to take a life if they can avoid it. There was no way for anyone to know the gun was fake, but had he known maybe he wouldn't have used lethal force to subdue the robber. It's an awful situation for everyone involved, hopefully he doesn't get charged. Law abiding gun carrying citizens are getting afraid to even use their weapons in life threatening situations because the legal recourse from it can absolutely ruin your life.
He didn’t have to shoot someone over a few dollars.
@@gilberttorres8 there was no way for him to know the person was going to let them live
@Gilbert Are you stupid? No, seriously, are you really stupid, or did you not watch the same video everyone else has?
The guy didn't shoot anyone for any amount of money whatsoever. He shot the robber for threatening everyone in the shop, fake gun or not, that something very serious.
A better way to have stated this was to have said the robber died for only a few dollars and should have thought about his life choices more before committing crimes like this. Unfortunate for this loser, this was his last crime on this earth.
Robber is stupid, you don't pull out a fake gun and point it at everybody in TEXAS!... Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
@@gilberttorres8 try pointing a fake gun at police, same thing will happen.
When you point a gun at innocent people, prepare to have a gun pointed at you.
Try that ina Small Town
I do not feel sorry for that robber. Today, you can't take chances and hopefully the man who shot him will not at all be charged.
You'll never forget killing a kid.
That vigilante will forever have that in his conscience.
@@nativeamericancowboy5028 Yep. " I am a hero" will be on his mind.
@@Notme-tq4xs you Americans are weird telling people what to think
He should not be charged.. You don't know what the robber was capable.. HERO IN MY BOOK!
Forget Batman, long live Taco man
ZERO charges should be filed against the man who shot the robber.
Murder is legal in Texas. So is assassinating a president.
Who knows!!! The guy was the color that we protect
@@javiruiz8365 the victims were all Hispanic. Don't mess with the hombres.
Stupid America
Exactly
Sometimes, you have to take matters into your own hands, these criminals need to be put in check...
The very reason criminals do this is there aren't consequences for their actions. There need to be deterrents.
Sure, When the criminals are clear like in this situation. There are other instances where it isn’t so clear that it becomes problematic.
Like executing the guy?
In the actual footage he shoots him 6 times in the back, takes his gun away, and shoots him in the head while he's disamed, then flees the scene.
That criminal was definitely checked guaranteed never to hold anyone up again.
@@K3vin_L that's exactly what he should of done. We are such vaginas. You want to wave a fake gun around demanding money? Nope. Not on my watch. Your dead om arrival
Using a toy gun to commit a robbery is pure insanity....Especially in Texas where every man, woman, child and dog are armed to the teeth....
The sad thing is that if this happened in New York, the man who shot in self defense wouldve gotten “Jose Alba’d”.
@@youwayo Jesus is coming back. Please repent before it is far too late.
*ROBBER FORFEITED HIS LIFE* when he threatened innocent people's lives. If this happened every time, crime would be a thing of the past.
Dems will want this guy prosecuted tho
😂
Unfortunately, the shooter is guilty of a crime just as serious, if not more so than the robber. Whether or not the gun was real has no bearing on the shooting.
@@mikerodrick2430 Exactly! The grand jury will have to determine if there was a real threat and also was his shooting justifiable, since he shot the guy several times in the back and also fired one more shot while he was face down.
@@PointMan88 know the Texas laws 🥱
My father always told me that the one thing he’ll never want to do is end someone’s life with a firearm…but if it means protecting him, me, our family, and others, so be it.
People like you and your father shouldn't own guns with that mentality.
My dad always told me guns r bad
@@leollion8685 but your dad would call a man with a gun to come protect him if his life was in danger. I'd rather grab my gun and protect myself and my family instead of calling a stranger with a gun to come protect us(hopefully better than they did in Uvalde)
@@shmobiden6860 yes ur correct but todays world people r abusing the power and miss using it . . I don’t carry a gun .. do I miss a pistol hanging on me like a freakin saimeas twin 24/7. Nope .. hey if I’m in a situation that would require a gun .. I would just take the bullet and call it a day 😆
If it's a afro American don't even hesitate
. They have a perpetual need to commit crime
When the robber threatened lethal force, he made his own life forfeit. He put his victims in life-threatening situation, forcing them to respond accordingly, surrender or counterattack. His bluff was called. It sucks to be him.
Not anymore. 👍
Sooner or later the perp would have taken another chance. Maybe with a real weapon. And sooner or later someone would have been killed. I guess it was sooner. Not going to be a later, thanks to a good guy with a gun.
Yes the robber forfeited his life
I read the news about this guy and he has previously killed a business owner before for another robbery. So the killer got what he deserves.
"Never should a been let out the penitentiary"
He wasn't the one who pulled the trigger in that situation.
Brave bystander.... Give him a medal of honor and courage.
Lol. Do not compare this to someone in the military.
You ammosexuals are very strange people
@joggercrimewave Wth. Afghanistan has nothing to do with what happened in Texas. So you are saying American gun violence in America is no better than that of war zones.... are you including active shooters in that (Uvalde, El Paso, Dallas)?
He shot the robber multiple times. And even after getting his fake gun, he shot the robber again. That’s not self defense anymore bro.
Disclaimer: I’m not defending the robber, but the “defender” is wrong here too.
@ Minds Eye. Who said anything about the military? We have actually have respect for this guy. WTF respects the military/soilders any more ? Let alone considers them hero's? The bottom 10% of society joins the military! Recovering alcoholics deserve more respect!😅😅😅
When more criminals realize that we had it enough and ready to fight back, crime will go down.
I would really like you to think about what you are saying.
1) Criminals are not rational actors. They wouldn't do this if they were. there are areas where if you are in a gang, very high chance of death, yet people join them.
now Deterrence by fear may have some effect but for real changes, We need a far more holistic policies.
Houston has been busy taking out the trash lately. Almost every day the citizens are gunning down the criminals. It won't take long to purge them from society. Last week I saw Dallas is starting to join in. A citizen bagged and tagged a guy trying to carjack a woman who just left the restaurant he was in. Texas is a Constitutional Carry State now. The citizens are sick and tired of being victims
Those would be the criminals in Washington.
Being a stupid Fuc< is no excuse. He knew the risk and chose to rob people rather than getting a f-ing job like everyone else. He's a lazy Fuc< picking low hanging fruit. This crap happens every day. The only reason this one made the news is because it wasn't a real gun.
@@PK-tt5kk Oh, poppycock. Thieves of all kinds are perfectly rational. After all, they're not encumbered by such illogical impulses as compassion or altruism. They want goods or money, they see "soft" targets, they take. Increasing the odds that those "soft" targets are actually NOT will have a definite deterrent effect.
Zero sympathy for the robber, but I do feel bad for the person that shot him. You can see he was visibly affected when he found out the guy's gun was fake.
Fake news, video does not show customer shooting him. I am calling b.s..
He had no way of knowing it was a fake gun. He did what he had to do.
He removed the gun from the robber’s possession, which was the smart thing to do. If it had been real, the gunman could have retaliated.
@@NikhilShahi true, I found it on rumble, lil n!gga gets teabagged at the end real dope
@GeneralBumpkis I agree that he handled it properly, but that the way everything turned out must really take a toll on that man's mind since he did find out that the gun was fake.
Pointing a gun, real or fake puts others in fear of their lives. Prepare to have people defend themselves.
He played it off as a real gun. He can accept the fact that people treated him as such.
Riight..
I feel bad for the hero; after discovering the gun was fake, he was absolutely livid, realizing that the entire situation didn't need to go down like that. He didn't need that on his conscience, living the rest of his life with a death on his hands. I hope he gets the support needed to move past this. He did the right thing, but the circumstances tell him that it was an unnecessary action.
it was very much necessary, that'll show other criminals not to tread on other people
The robber just met his appointment with destiny that all.
@Ashish Kumar Belladhi so what you are saying is you cannot defend your self in india
@Ashish Kumar Belladhi, 🤣🤣🤣
The unnecessary action was the robber robbing ppl. He already served time for shooting a person in the back and now he was a hit in the back. He also has battery and assault charges too. He was given 15 years but got out in 7 years and then robs another person. That’s why he used a toy gun this time. If he was caught he would say it was a toy gun and never meant to hurt anyone.
I feel bad for the hero. He didn't know the gun was fake, he did what he had to do. I just hope this doesn't weigh on him. And I hope he doesn't get charged.
LOL 😂, why would it weigh on him??????
@@davebrown4841 He might feel bad because he has light skin and the guy was black. You have no idea how many people will come after him
@@NeoNaito lol he sleep fine he stood over him and shot him point blank while he was already probably dead.
@@lionblood1268 You have no idea if they guy had friends, if they are going to come after this "armed customer". Hero should have been blurred and only shared with cops.
@@davebrown4841 When a human being kills another human being you remember that every night.
In the same way, when a horse or elk comes up to a place where a human, horse or elk died,
they will stop and not want to proceed. If you want to be a dead soul and be distant, it's on you.
The robber Eric Eugene Washington had already killed a man in a similar robbery and was in prison for a number of years
A masked guy comes in with a gun demanding money. How on earth would anyone know that its a fake gun?
Justice done, I see no problems, leave the good Samaritan alone.
Agreed
Eh…. How close did he get to smoking the guy in the opposite corner? I know i’d be in the bathroom before the gunfire even stopped 😂
Still need to interview him.
He won't be charged.
The cops will probably throw a party for him.
Amen
@@scottbutler5421 he stood over him and killed him execution style
NEVER assume the gun is fake
They can have more than one just because 1 is fake do not mean they don't have a real gun on them
The amount of times that robber was able to get away with things in the last 5-6 years probably has emboldened him to act this way. So glad someone was able to put an end to his terror
sadly, that robber has stood before the judgement throne of God, and his name wasn't found in the book of life because of the choices and things he did in his life, just as 99% of this Sodom and Gomorrah country the robber now burns,
How you know what they got away with
It’s hard to think about him burning forever... he was probably just misguided and abused. I really hope god has mercy on his soul.
@@Nicole_Auriel God has extended his mercy to us through Jesus Christ, but it is our responsibility to accept that mercy and accept being delivered from judgment. “He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” (John 3:18, KJV)
We human beings have the godlike power to choose, even if that choice is to reject God.
@Den Van god also says that slaves are a god given right and that women must treat their husbands like god himself😂 he doesn't exist dude.. just a bunch of blind sheep following a book in which they've read a handful of verses out of but never actually sat down and read the thing. A book created by racist and misogynistic people to control the way of life hundreds and hundreds of years ago🤦🏼♂️😂
No Charges please.
People of tired of these crooks.
We need 16th century justice system so law abiding citizens can happily live.
Wonder what the crook’s criminal history looks like?... I can tell his race.
There is no way any amateur civilian will know whether a firearm being pointed at them is real or fake. By default, it is to be understood that it's a genuine one and take the further actions accordingly.
How does one become an amateur civilian lol is there like some elite version of civilian that lets you identify weapons at a glance in high stressful situations? Jokes aside, there are cops that can't tell the difference between a wallet or a gun. Unless it has an orange tip on it no one would ever think it's fake in the moment, amateur or not.
This man saved everyone and still showed empathy for the robber when discovering the gun was fake..he needs to be free without questioning. He didn’t know if the robber would turn the gun on witnesses so he took matters into his own hands. He gave everyone their hard earned money back. This man is a true American hero. God bless his family, I hope he can forgive himself & I hope god can forgive him as well..
It proved he believed the gun was real and didn't want to go through that.
Bro he executed the dude when the threat was already over. Customer wanted blood.
Self defense applies to life or death situations, you can't execute someone just because they mugged you lol
Empathy? He executed the guy on the floor! Not only that, when he was leaving, he spilled a drink over the corpse. That guy's a psycho, I wouldn't be surprised if he'd been waiting half his life for the chance to finally get to shoot someone.
@@distantraveller9876 You are correct. I once had a man take $100 from me, hand me a tiny pea sized bud (instead of a bag) and run off. I had my gun. I was not allowed to use lethal force because I did not fear grievous bodily harm. Now, if he had had a gun and was walking around the room threatening everyone, I would have had every right to fear that grievous bodily harm might come to someone else nearby, thus justifying deadly force. He didn't execute him because he mugged him (nor did he execute him period - that's called a begging the question logical fallacy, a deceptive technique), he used lethal force to stop him him because he feared grievous bodily harm.
This man should not be charged, he did the right thing.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
He did leave a crime scene tho, the police need to make a report and he made that difficult by leaving
Bruh was clearly mad it wasn’t even a real Glock😂
@@jeremywilliams5141 That's exactly what I was going to say
Unfortunately, it's going to look real bad for him. He shot the guy a number of times after the gun fell far from reach from the robber, picked up the robbers gun, and shot the guy again. The robber definitely deserved it but the other guy took it pretty extreme which this video didn't show
Good job taking out trash
So you are proud of seeing an amateur being shot down? Oh wow. You are quite the bottom feeder aren't you.
The kid didn't even have a real gun.
In the words of Predator 1987: "do you think you could have found something bigger"
@@nativeamericancowboy5028 the trash was robbing people
@@nativeamericancowboy5028 Everybody thought it was real. Maybe it was a bad idea ?
@@nativeamericancowboy5028 doesn't matter if it was fake or real. You don't put people at gun point and expect nothings going to happen. Glad he's gone.
I hope he doesn't get any charges against the costumer. He save everyone. God bless this man for his heroic action.
Customer. A costumer is people who deals with costumes.
@@seriouscat2231 😂💀
Why look for him then? It's all on camera. Leave him alone.
The man has outstanding conscience. Doesn't matter if the gun is real, or not. No one should be shaken down at gun point- especially while enjoying a meal.
Yes it 100% legally does not matter because from a legal point of view the victim only needs to perceive imminent bodily harm or death. The whole intention of the robber was to trick the patrons into thinking he had a real gun and they were in danger of imminent bodily harm or death. He succeeded.
So….death by cowardice is the answer to this dilemma? Do you need a lie-down?
@Superflea 07X Are you saying that he died via cowardly preying on people he saw as defenseless? Yeah that would be accurate.
@@superflea72 You support criminals above law-abiding citizens?
Who's gonna think the gun is a toy you're getting robbed for Christ sake.
The fact that the DA won’t guarantee him they won’t charge him after questioning, is disgusting.
That same gun might have killed others who didn't deserve it. Got to investigate. If you did nothing wrong you got no reason to leave the scene.
You can't guarantee anything before an investigation.
@@holysmokes4259 you must’ve missed the part where there was a video, that shows the entire thing. Obviously you have to do an investigation, but your argument of did nothing wrong is invalid. Some states laws are completely flawed when it comes to situations like this. There have been cases where a criminal sues a homeowner for getting hurt while robbing their home, and WON.
@@holysmokes4259 The "good guy" with a gun needlessly put all the other people there in danger, also the robber was already leaving. Should be charged.
So if you watch the actual video after incapacitating the shooter and the danger is over, he walks over his bleeding body and executes him with a bullet to the head so yeah. That’s the confusion of whether that’s justifiques
Give that customer a prize
Free food once a month for life
Free burritos for life
@@fernosview and chips and salsa too
@@staybraaapin3464 More like 'Any Time he walks thru that door?'
A hero made the world a bit better. God bless you!
Another dead 🐒. Give him a medal
Texas is wild lol. Glad they're not charging him. I'm from California and sadly that man would be facing prison time for this
Correction. California is wild for putting criminals first. Keep Texas Red!
Give this guy a community service award!
Then he go out commit more crimes in future. Good thing that never happen. People can eat & feel little safer.
He defended himself and everyone else from potential danger, he got everyone’s money back, and you could see his frustration after realizing the gun the suspect had wasn’t even real. It’s hard to be a hero and make tough decisions. You live with them forever, don’t charge this man. He already has to live his life with blood stained hands.
Blood is on the robbers hands. My man did nothing wrong.
Cashless society soon. No more robberies
@@jamesnguyen_1 yeah ok
@@jamesnguyen_1 you do realize cash isn’t the only thing that can be stolen right?
@@jamesnguyen_1 Why can't it be No robbers, no more robberies.
The crazy part is now he has to hire a Attorney when he was only defending himself and others from a robbery.
The state is shamless is the police job to protect them and when they failed to do they dare to call the guy that did their job for free.
They SHOULD NOT charge him! ✊🏾
Let that man live his life, he seems to me to be one of the good guys and I’m sure this will stay with him forever.
Don't reveals his identity. Leave him alone.
Man points a gun at you, you should have a right to defend yourself. Are we going to prosecute people to the point that they just have to sit there and wait to be shot in the face for $14?
When was it said that anyone would be getting prosecuted?
@@menulize Oh, dont be coy. You already know that somewhere, there's some lawyer trying to make a career out of our hero here. They're itching to get their claws on him so they can spin some backwater tale about how evil our hero was.
@@chancedavis6216 I don't know about that, and I wouldn't say I was being 'coy', but I do think there is a legal process and regardless of what we think we know, it is up to LE and the DA to make any determinations on how to handle the situation. My comment was focused on your preemptive comment on prosecution that an attorney in the video says probably won't happen.
You should have ??, you mean you do have. Why do people think that their rights are issued by permission from government tyrants ?
@@chancedavis6216CRINGE
Don’t bring a fake gun to a gun fight! 😂
Thats crap.. thats wrong with the world today. He protects himself and other, and now “might face charges.” That is why people don’t even defend themselves anymore. Fear of going to jail just by killing a criminal. That’s why criminals do this all the time.
So let criminals be criminals?? Let them take your money or your life and just accept it as normal??
I disagree. People will defend themselves if needed. I know I have and will.
how are things in the US recently regarding crime? here in Brazil bolsonaro facilitated the possession of weapons and the number of homicides had the biggest reduction in history, now with the new communist government of Lula of the false elections with electronic ballot boxes is taking away our weapons and turning us over to crime.
@@l.r.l938 get outta here with that nonsense. The country is not gunna become communist you moron.
And right wingers need to stop crying about losing elections lol just accept defeat like always and stop trying to cheat your way back into power.
And also....big mistake suggesting taking away guns when talking to Americans lol we aren't giving up our guns....there's just too many guns already out there in the hands of bad guys to do any reclamation retroactively.
Regarding crime.....
White collar crimes that result in more money stolen than all thefts combined are overlooked and the offenders get set free with a tiny fine.
We release violent criminals back onto the streets if the crime didn't meet certain (flawed) criteria. While other people who commit small offenses sometimes have to stay locked up for a decently long time.
Every system will have some cracks and flaws but those issues combined with the level of racism and injustice to poor people our police and courts have is disgusting.
@@BlackNightJack I absolutely love it when "people" choose to not read and comprehend the full comment...
Sad that it had to go that way but as far as he knew his and everyone's life were at stake.
He was ready to murder someone, as if giving the money back to customers meant anything,
when it was the store that was robbed. You need to seriously think about getting a life worth living.
@@johnwattdotca
Don't rob stores and you won't get shot.
@@johnwattdotca play stupid games, win stupid prizes
@@johnwattdotca he didn't murder him, he stopped him. Him dying was a an unintended consequence. If the robber didn't want to get shot, he should have not forced someone to defend themself. You know he had the choice of not trying to rob everyone in that place, right?
@@johnwattdotca are you blind or just mentally challenged? The robber literally pointed his "gun" at customers & took their money
I love how the bystander who defended himself and fellow customers nonchalantly tells people to come and get their money! That robber picked the wrong restaurant that day.
God bless us all.
You love how someone who just killed a person is nonchalant?? Really?
@@rjensen2586 YES! The guy is a hero! The bad guy died.
It's ridiculous that charges are even being considered against that man. As far as everyone is concerned the robber has a real gun and could of killed multiple people, this is self defense plain and clear. You pull some stupid act like this, threatening lives, you can't complain if you are shot dead.
Could have*
@@thewealthcircle29ok teacher
@@OfonAndrade using language correctly increases one's credibility
@@runesbroken Depends, ...for lawyers, Politicians, Scam artists, articulate language is important
For Michael Jordan, Elon musk, UFC fighters, Bill Gates, and about every job out there skills pay the bills
@@OfonAndradeI see your point, but perhaps I can restate mine. Using language incorrectly decreases one's credibility.
The robbers need to understand, use a gun be prepared to die. The people have had enough.
For real with Gun violence in America
WE THE PEOPLE
@roy dunn who ?
@@Notme-tq4xs don't worry about him, he's just mad he has no education and is poor .
@roy dunn taxes isn't them physically coming up to my face and taking money out of my wallet, or stealing my car
When you're playing with fire. You're going to get burnt. Did the robber expect his victims to think this was a movie prop, when they handed over their money. When he played deadly. That door swung both ways. I wonder if anybody told the robber before his death, the consequences of holding any gun to anybody.
Then why did the shooter run away like a child after killing the guy? If he thought he was right then stay and talk to police. He already went through the body, 2 head shots after the robber was already dead too. The guy is dangerous
@@brooks1529 Have you heard of premeditated. Or unmeditated? With obvious natural reactions!!
@@troysierra5228 hmmm shooting the robber twice after he’s dead…going through the dead body to retrieve monetary items, then realizing it’s a fake gun and throwing it…then running away when police have to ask the media for help looking for you? That’s natural reaction? Of a child, not an adult carrying a gun around. Why shoot and run if you’re going to go that far??? I thought he was the hero
You can’t wait for the criminal to prove that it’s a real gun. You have to protect yourself and act. As for the criminal, you never know who is carrying a real gun. So don’t do the crime.
Did bro seriously think it was a good idea to rob a restaurant in HOUSTON of all places?
On the bright side, that robber hasn't robbed anyone in almost 2 weeks!
Dont worry im pretty sure he wont do that anymore
And his mom is sobbing on the news.😢" He didn't do no nuthin wrong when he got hisself kilt!"😢😢
He's been rehabilitated!
@@wernervanderwalt8541 are you sarcastic?
@@wernervanderwalt8541 was turning his life around about to got to college
Moral of the story: don’t rob people. And DEFINITELY don’t use a fake gun.. these damned kids and their movies.. 🙄
yup don't bring a fake gun to a gun fight.
Personally, I rather have the robber bring a fake gun than a real gun.
It's their heritage by now after several generations of this. It ain't movies
It was a win for Houston everywhere. Everyone here in H-Town cheered and celebrated the victory.
Update: The DA's office announced Wednesday that a Harris County grand jury declined to file charges against the 47-year-old man, who has not been named by either the DA's office or the Houston Police Department, which investigated the shooting on the night of Jan. 5, 2023.
это хорошая новость!
Best outcome. Screw the district attorney!
The fake gun certainly didn't look fake from the surveillance footage. Therefore, it's safe to assume that, especially in the heat of the moment, it looked real enough to be treated as a real threat.
Thus, yes, the shooting is justified in my opinion.
This guy deserves a medal, He is a hero and its crazy to even consider charging for defending the whole place from a robber. He acted upon justice and justice was served in an instant. Salute sir!
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
-Edmund Burke
You must not have seen the whole video where he made sure the robber was incapacitated and unarmed before putting a bullet in his head. The first few shots were defending others and himself. The last shot was an execution, which is illegal in the US.
@@frey8725you say execution I say putting the final touches on a fine work of art.
@@lobbyskids2 Say what you want. It's still illegal. Here in the US, we have a justice system. People don't get the death penalty for armed robbery.
@@frey8725 you're right. People don't.
He was arrested for saving lives by the SAME FREAKING DA that let the SHOOTER out on their streets on no bail
Robbing customers at a diner in Texas brandishing a gun ( real or fake) is suicidal
Think about how he feels, he got angry when he discovered the gun was fake because he realized then that he didn't need to shoot, I bet he regrets it but honestly he did the right thing, people need to stop thinking that just because they have a gun they are unstoppable. Hope that guy doesn't get charged.
He still needed to shoot. He couldn't have known. And this guy brought a fake gun to rob people in Texas? What a moron
@@XxViktorijaxX I agree ... I mean how could he have known... The thief looked young but he took that chance.... Prayers for his family .. if he was even fortunate enough to have one
Yeah he regrets shooting him because he found out the gun is fake, so he continued shooting on the unconscious robber’s body even after taking possession of the robber’s gun, makes total sense
@@Fawke85 what are you talking about I didn't see him shoot after he grabbed the gun they didn't show the part of the video where he shot after he got done shooting that's when he went up to dude and got the gun... So I don't know what you're saying but I'm seeing something completely different.
@@Fawke85 and I'm sorry are you sad to see this thief go? Was he a friend of yours or something? I mean dude took a gun and a public place put it in people's face and demanded their money, what did he think was going to happen people were just going to hand over everything they've earned with no resistance.... He took that chance and I hope anyone thinking of doing what he did looks at this event and changes their mind. You can not use a weapon and expect no consequences... Period.
That's why we need to self defend ourselves from crooked robbers.
Yes, allow conceal carry
@R Voit No such thing as a Honest Robber......DUMBBELL !!!!
Or create an environment where you dont need a gun in the first place. Most other countries have very strict gun laws & at the same time very low crime.
@@PK-tt5kk That how criminals and government get all the power and they become a dictatorship
@R Voit yes, there honor among some thieves
Non-Guilty. Self defense,got threatened and robbed. Unarmed robbery and armed robber is still a robber.
Only issue could be if it's proven that the robber was already fleeing n no longer a threat when shot by the customer.
Otherwise it's self defense n defense of others lives.
@@rohitkothari3890 You have a good point and I agree although he did steal money which is still a crime.
Absolute hero. That gun was real to everyone in there at that moment. The only reason he used a fake gun is because he couldn't get his hands on a real one at that time. If he got away, he would eventually get a real gun and who knows what he'd do
THIS ^
Yeah having grown up around many criminals, none of them wants to use a fake gun in any circumstances. It's just asking to get killed and that's what happened.
I'm glad he took this criminal out but did anyone else notice that he and his buddy didn't pay for their meals.
@@theplasmacollider6431 And left the scene of a crime.
@@frey8725 The criminal did not leave the scene of the crime…he was right there on the floor when the cops arrived.
The good samaritan should be called as such, NOT "the shooter". The man deserves gratitude.
Doing a stickup in Texas with a fake gun - now that's just criminally stupid.
People complain when you pull out your phone and don’t help. You help and now police want to question you smh. Wish law abiding citizens had the same protections criminals have in this country
It's pretty bad. Be careful "helping" somebody.
Like the final episode of Seinfeld
@@Notme-tq4xs he was helping himself as well. He was a victim and fought back. If this happened in NY our California, then the victim would have a good chance of being arrested, but Texas is a constitutional carry state, and stand your ground state, so the law is in favor for those who defend themselves.
Black power if you're not trained in law enforcement, or military, please stop talking.
You do have a right to shoot someone, but you don't seem to know when to do it, so just put your gun away.
@@nativeamericancowboy5028 wrong. You always have the right to protect your own life. Just because it's a young thug doesn't mean sh!t
They shouldn't charge him. In fact, they should praise him.
the armed customer is a hero and deserves praise.
People think that the customers should be able to determine the gun was fake, he was WAVING it around and shoving it around. He was pulling a robbery and gave the impression he was going to do harm.
He should not be charged PERIOD, in the moment he made a decision to protect himself and others and return their stolen goods. Kid gambled with his life and loss.
He shouldn't be charged for shooting the thief, but he should definitely get charged for reckless discharge of a firearm, at the very least, for endangering the life of the guy by the jukebox.
Edit- Just saw the full video. It was self-defense until the guy executed the thief. That is murder.
@@MrJramirex post a link to the full video and I will update my response after watching it. As of now I've only seen the video above, and my opinion hasn't changed. Should NOT be charged.
There should be no charges, this man should instead be given an award for risking his life and bravely stopping a robbery.
There was no way to know that it was fake...
Had I been there, I'd have been grateful for his reaction.
I've been robbed, it's no joke.
U know The woke society defending criminals. No surprise there mate
@@Ixions Nah. Double tap em. Let it be a message to armed robbers who f around. Let them find out.
@@Ixions I'm not justifying the last shot, I'm saying that it wasn't me under that threat or duress. I can't speak for his frame of mind, but I can understand his "over-reaction" having been in his shoes....
Most people only face their mortality once, it has an affect on the psyche.
Justified
I would’ve acted the same way even if the gun was real. You never want to take anyone’s life. But when your life is at stake I can’t just stand by.
*Customer should get free tacos for life now.* ❤
Katelyn here is a genius
Fake this time. Maybe not fake next time. He probably saved somebody's life.
It’s upsetting that this guy needs to have professional representation. He should get a standing ovation
It’s Texas honestly he doesn’t need it this easily a self defense case
He should have a statue made in his name. LONG LIVE GATMAN. The hero we desperately want and need. Blast all evil away with your aim. I don't need to gov permission to save myself. I'm not cucked yet.
He’s obviously a good man, just making sure he’s dotting his “I’s” and crossing his “T’s”, especially in this political atmosphere where people are already crucifying him. Im so happy this is Texas where people will see his innocence!!
white man shoots black man, start boarding up the windows, BLM needs some new shoes and bling
He should have stayed and called 911 that is the only thing that looks bad.
Well Done!
Charged? This man should be given a medal, all he did was defend himself and others from this low life.
No, the guy was walking away
@@siesiechampion Well his not coming back to hurt society,were you sure he couldnt turn around because he had decided to shoot someone
?You cant be guessing ,your living in a fantasy world,or what ?
Why are you searching for him. Leave him ALONE!!!!!!
Guy is a hero. No charges
He was threatening everyone’s life with a supposed weapon pointing the gun at peoples heads. Seeing the customers reaction at the fake gun afterwards just further proves he is not a bad person and has morality.
right... exactly.. the shooter needs to be prayed for... he has a conscious big time.. .. the gunman / robber was threatening the lives of tons of people with a gun.... it looks exactly like a gun and that is why the robber pulled it out and probably did it before and was gonna keep doing it... and there is a lot worse probably this guy was doing and had done.... I pray for the guy that killed this robber.... comfort him Dear Lord.. in Jesus name... amen
@@suburbanrapper yea
@@suburbanrapper If you pray for him you invoke God's justice God may look at this with different eyes --read the Bible
I've been robbed before at gun point and I know how it feels. It's best to just give up what you got. You do not know what's on these people minds. That man did the right thing. If that gun was real, it could have been really bad.
So how DOES it feel, comrade??
Iv been robbing people my whole life and I usually go after the weak because I know they won't defend themselves. Easy licks
@@nbamoyboyy4325 Atta boy!
@@BlackNightJack usually thin wristed betas who look like they vote Democrat. I'm not even lying. Last scrawny white democrat kid got his house raided
You pawn ♟
Imagine robbing people with a fake gun in Texas 😂
Messed around and found out.
The fake gun doesn’t matter. This news story shouldn’t have even painted the possibility that charges would be filed. Dude is a hero.
Mainstream news is guiding society to it's end.
The robber was trying to walk away, the threat was over. The shooter will face charges if they catch him
@@PelosiStockPortfolio I understand your reasoning, however the jury of your peers might find this self defense.
@unknownt5391
My uncle was a police officer and he says this is murder. The man disarmed the robber and went back to shoot him in the head. That's not self defense and the jury will see that.
They still have to go thru the process. The same way a suspect is “alleged” until they’re convicted.
Crazy how this guy valued other people's money more than his own life