The Armed Citizen® July 11, 2025

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posted on July 11, 2025
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A teenage suspect is dead after attempting to rob an armed individual in Houston, Texas, in the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 1.

Just after 1:30 a.m., police were dispatched to the scene with reports of gunfire. Upon arrival, officers found the teen suspect with a gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead. Minutes later, they were called to a local hospital with reports of a 34-year-old victim with gunshot wounds.

An investigation revealed that the wounded individual at the hospital had been the victim of a robbery attempt committed by two suspects. The armed man told officers he had been shot by one the two suspects at the scene. He returned fire, fatally shooting one of the suspects. The other suspect fled on foot. (KHOU 11 News; Houston, Texas; 4/1/25)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives – February 1987  

A vacationing Texas policeman, Rudolpho Salazar, and his wife were parked on a New Orleans, La., street, looking at a map, when they were approached by three men. The trio walked away after asking Salazar for the time, but one returned with a gun when Salazar got out of his car.

The armed man tried to rob him and threatened his life. The policeman waited for the would-be burglar to repeat the demand several times, then drew a .25-cal. pistol from his pocket and fatally wounded the armed man. (The State-Times, New Orleans, La.)

 

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