The Armed Citizen® July 4, 2025

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posted on July 4, 2025
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Two business owners were involved in a defensive altercation at their Houston, Texas, shop after discovering a burglary suspect on their security cameras.

The owners, one man and one woman, were near their business when they were alerted to the presence of an unknown individual at their shop. The couple called police and then sped over to the scene, arriving at the location before police. The couple found the alleged burglar in the same location as indicated on the camera and confronted the suspect. Reportedly, the suspect became aggressive, so the male business owner fired once in self-defense, hitting the burglar in the stomach.

The suspect, who is in his 40s, was taken to an area hospital for treatment and is expected to survive his wounds. The business owners said they had been having theft issues at their shop previously, prompting them to install the security camera. "He found out tonight that he doesn't get away with everything," one of the owners told reporters. (FOX 26 News; Houston, Texas; 3/14/25)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives – June 1965 

Awakened by a noise in her Coatesville, Penn., home, Mrs. Rose McCullough took a pistol and went to investigate. When she opened her bedroom door, she was grabbed by an assailant.

Mrs. McCullough fired several shots and then ran to a neighbor's house for help. Police found the intruder wounded on the kitchen floor. Later, it was learned he had recently been released from prison (Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pa.) 

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