Authorities say the man who was sleeping had an AR-15 and shot another man who entered his truck and tried to rob him at an apartment complex in north Harris County.
A man shot and killed an alleged intruder who tried to rob him as he slept in his truck at an apartment complex in north Harris County, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Tuesday morning.The suspected shooter was sleeping in the back seat of his four-door pickup truck when another man, who may have had a gun, entered the truck and tried to rob him, Gonzalez said.
The man sleeping in the truck had an AR-15 and shot the alleged intruder several times, according to investigators. The man died at the scene. The video above is ABC13 24/7 live channel, where you can find updates throughout the day on Eyewitness News.
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