Bow-and-arrow hunter kills man trying to steal his car
A would-be truck thief got more than he bargained for this past week, when the aspiring criminal was shot by the truck's owner. What makes this unique was that the owner wasn't firing the usual weapon of choice- a firearm- but a bow and arrow. Hey, this is Texas- you can do stuff like this!!
The thief was moments from a clean getaway when the hunter happened upon his car, police said. The man told the hunter he had a gun and threatened to kill him, said Sgt. T.E. Kiser of the Harris County Sheriff's Department homicide division.
The hunter drew his bow and shot at the man, hitting him in the hip and buttocks area.
The man jumped from the vehicle and ran across the 9500 block of East Mount Houston Road in northeast Harris County. Passing motorists saw him run into a field and collapse, detectives said.
The man, who has not been identified, was taken by LifeFlight to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Detectives declined to identify the hunter but said he would be questioned Friday evening.
Detectives said they found a stolen vehicle in the wooded area north of East Mt. Houston where the hunter had parked his car to practice.
"It appears the man who tried to steal the car may have been living in that vehicle," Kiser said. "He must have noticed when the hunter left his car and tried to break in. He had already broken the steering column and was about to start the car when the hunter arrived."
No charges had been filed Friday evening. Kiser said the case would likely be referred to a grand jury.
The grand jury, once they stop laughing, will probably exonerate the truck's owner and give him a pat on the back. Hey, here in Texas, the one thing you do NOT mess with is a man's truck. Let that be a lesson to y'all.
