{"id":1801444,"date":"2023-01-10T16:07:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T21:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1801444"},"modified":"2023-01-10T16:07:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T21:07:25","slug":"grand-jury-to-decide-on-charges-for-customer-who-fatally-shot-robber-at-houston-taqueria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grand-jury-to-decide-on-charges-for-customer-who-fatally-shot-robber-at-houston-taqueria\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Jury To Decide On Charges For Customer Who Fatally Shot Robber At Houston Taqueria"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrand-jury-to-decide-on-charges-for-customer-who-fatally-shot-robber-at-houston-taqueria%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1801444&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>A man shot and killed a suspect in a robbery at an argentia. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/houston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston<\/a> Authorities say that a grand jury was referred to the case last week, before any money was returned to other patrons.<\/p>\n<p>Houston police stated that the 46 year-old armed customer was interrogated by homicide detectives Monday in the presence of his attorney.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter consulting with members of the Harris County District Attorney\u2019s Office, it was determined the shooting will be referred to a grand jury,\u201d Houston Police Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstontx.gov\/police\/nr\/2023\/jan\/nr010923-7.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monday&#8217;s statement<\/a>. \u201cSince the male is not arrested or charged, his identity is not being released at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place at The Ranchito #4 on Thursday around 11:30 PM. Houston police said that witnesses told them that a masked African American man in all black, with a black ski mask and gloves, entered The Ranchito #4 at around 11:30 p.m. Thursday.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Caught on Video: Police say that a customer at a taqueria shot a robber at the restaurant at S. Gessner, in southwest Houston. <\/p>\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3M4zQSUx2G\">https:\/\/t.co\/3M4zQSUx2G<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XQH8r8yHus\">pic.twitter.com\/XQH8r8yHus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KHOU\/status\/1611369847417446401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police have identified the suspect as Eric Eugene Washington, 30, and he was seen walking around the restaurant, taking money from customers. However, a customer sat in a booth with Washington quickly rose up when Washington passed by, and pulled out a gun.<\/p>\n<p>Washington fell to the ground after being shot by the patron. As the 46-year-old customer fired more shots, he approached Washington and took his gun. <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/customer-fatally-shot-robber-houston-taqueria-wanted-questioning\/story?id=96294463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">At least nine shots<\/a> Could be heard in the footage.<\/p>\n<p>FOX 26 Houston reported that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o20wyw04r64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Security video<\/a> the 46-year-old patron apparently realizing the alleged robber\u2019s firearm was fake, as he throws it against the wall. According to police, the man took the money and returned it to others. The man and his patrons fled the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Paramedics declared the suspect dead after responding officers discovered that he had been robbed. According to authorities, no other injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UPDATE &#8211; Surveillance photos (and the vehicle) of the male wanted for questioning in relation to last night&#8217;s fatal shooting of a suspect in robbery (Jan. 5).<\/p>\n<p>What is the ID of the man? Contact HPD Homicide at 713-308-3600. He has not been charged.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more information at a>=&#8221;https:\/\/t.co\/ldFdhIXy1g&#8221;>https:\/\/t.co\/ldFdhIXy1g<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hounews?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hounews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CIqpLEQmmM\">https:\/\/t.co\/CIqpLEQmmM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FrL42qkjxu\">pic.twitter.com\/FrL42qkjxu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Houston Police (@houstonpolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/houstonpolice\/status\/1611382092209815552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Houston police Lt. R. Wilkins stated that Washington was brandishing \u201ca plastic pistol possibly an aero soft or possibly a little BB pistol,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/houston-texas\/article\/houston-police-taqueria-shooting-video-17699731.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KHOU 11<\/a>. Pedro Lopez, who is also the owner, continues to be the proprietor of the restaurant. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lHkbTbhLmoI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The armed patron was hailed as an inspiration \u201chero,\u201d<\/a> According to an English translation by the news outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The 46-year-old\u2019s attorney released a statement to ABC 13 Eyewitness News saying they are confident the grand jury will conclude the shooting was justified under Texas law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fear of his life and his friend\u2019s life my client acted to protect everyone in the restaurant,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/houston-taqueria-shooting-customer-shoots-robber-eric-eugene-washington-killed-suspect-death\/12681554\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The statement stated<\/a>. \u201cIn Texas, a shooting is justified in self-defense, defense of others and in defense of property. The customer has met with the Harris County District Attorney\u2019s Office and Investigators with HPD homicide. He fully intends to continue cooperating with the ongoing investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man who shot and killed a robbery suspect at a taqueria in Houston last week before returning the stolen money to other patrons will be referred to a grand jury, according to authorities. Houston police said the 46-year-old armed customer, who has not been publicly identified, was questioned by homicide detectives in the presence &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":1801447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[4035,8566,6202,11708,10339,5262,13866,5265,9618,4049,13865,6195],"class_list":["post-1801444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-charges","tag-customer","tag-daily","tag-decide","tag-fatally","tag-grand","tag-houston","tag-jury","tag-robber","tag-shot","tag-taqueria","tag-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1801444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1801444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1801444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1801447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1801444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1801444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1801444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}