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Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Crazy Sunday Night
This happened right next door to us on Sunday night. Scary huh??
'Boyfriend' killed after woman flees
By: Sue Thackeray 06/14/2005
WILLIS - A Willis-area homeowner, who allegedly was trying to help a woman who feared her boyfriend would kill her, shot and killed the boyfriend late Sunday night.
The homeowners had just arrived at their 10134 Calvary Road residence, which is also the location of the Jungle Eyes Wildlife Sanctuary, after a weekend out of town about 11 p.m. Sunday when they heard screaming and shouting coming from the area in front of their house, said Montgomery County Sheriff's Department spokesman Lt. Dan Norris.
When they went around the front of the house, the homeowners were met by a woman claiming her boyfriend was chasing her and trying to kill her. The homeowners took the woman inside their home, locking the doors behind them.
The woman's boyfriend, who was not identified by police, allegedly began beating on the front door, Norris said. The homeowners called 9-1-1. The Courier has requested a tape recording of the 9-1-1 call, but the Sheriff's Department has 10 days to provide that, according to state law.
"The boyfriend busted the door down and entered the home," Norris said. "The homeowner shot and killed the boyfriend."
While the investigation into the incident is continuing, Norris said, Sheriff's Department officials do not plan to file any charges against the homeowner. The case will be forwarded to the District Attorney's office for presentation to the grand jury.
The Texas Penal Code allows a person to use deadly force in certain circumstances, including in a situation where the person using deadly force believes it is immediately necessary to prevent the "imminent commission of aggravated kidnapping, murder, sexual assault, aggravated assault, aggravated sexual assault, robbery or aggravated robbery."
The boyfriend and girlfriend apparently had been arguing as they drove down Calvary Road late Sunday night. During the argument, the boyfriend, who was driving the truck, allegedly lost control of the vehicle, which flipped over in the ditch, Norris said.
The woman was able to crawl out of the wreckage, but she was closely followed by her boyfriend as she ran to the nearby home.
Telephone messages left Monday at the home where the shooting occurred were not returned, and the property is surrounded by a secured gate.
Sheriff's Department officials declined to release the names of the homeowners, the girlfriend or the man who was shot.
"We're not going to be releasing much more about the incident," said Sheriff's Department Lt. Darrell Conn, who heads up the north county detectives squad.
Sue Thackeray can be reached at sthackeray@mail.hcnonline.net.
©Houston Community Newspapers Online 2005
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