HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A man was shot to death after he allegedly tried to steal a barbecue pit from another person’s home in northeast Harris County on Sunday, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies were dispatched to the 15000 block of Ralston Road at approximately 5:58 a.m. due to a shooting.
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Authorities later learned a man had stolen another man’s barbecue pit.
Update: investigators determined the deceased male had stolen a bbq pit from the shooter’s residence. The homeowner exited his residence and gave chase in his own vehicle. The homeowner caught up and confronted the male who was stealing the bbq pit a
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The suspect then fled from the scene in a vehicle, and the homeowner got in his car and followed him.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the homeowner confronted the suspect after catching up to him. Gonzalez said when the homeowner confronted the suspect in the vehicle, he believed the driver of the vehicle had possibly retrieved a weapon.
The homeowner, fearing for his safety, fired several times at the suspect, striking him, officials said. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
Gonzalez said a second person who was in the car with the suspect was not injured and is not being charged at this time.
Gonzalez said the homeowner cooperated with investigators and gave a detailed statement about the incident. The case will be referred to a grand jury.
Deputies do not know if both men fired gunshots.
This shooting is still being investigated.