After spotting a man allegedly trying to break into a nearby house, a neighbor confronted...
A neighbor shot and killed a man allegedly trying to break into a nearby house Saturday night in northwest Houston, according to Houston police.
The alleged would-be burglar was trying to break into a house near 4935 Saxon Drive whose residents were away around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Cmdr. Kenneth Campbell with HPD's Criminal Intelligence Division told On Scene TV reporters. A neighbor saw the man and confronted him, but when the burglar approached the neighbor, they then shot him with an unspecified firearm, Campbell said.
The man died at the scene. HPD's Homicide Division will be investigating the shooting and the district attorney's office is being consulted, Campbell said. The neighbor is currently cooperating with police, according to officials.
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