Oh man, this is gonna be good: Texas father shoots boy, 17, to death in daughters rm

[Ns1]

Harris County sheriff's deputies in Texas are investigating after a father shot a 17-year-old boy whom he found in his teenage daughter's bedroom.

Officials said Friday the 55-year-old father has not been arrested and investigators will ultimately hand over their report to the grand jury to consider possible charges.

According to KHOU-TV in Houston, the incident began when the girl's brother went to say good night to his 16-year-old sister and saw a pair of feet sticking out from under the bed. The brother alerted their father, who went into the bedroom to investigate.

When the father confronted the boy -- identified as Johran McCormick -- his daughter denied knowing who McCormick was or why he was there. The father called 911 about 2:30 a.m., police said, and a confrontation with McCormick ensued.

According to KHOU, the father told sheriff’s deputies that he saw McCormick drop his hands and he interpreted that as an attempt to grab something to attack him, so he shot the boy once.

McCormick was pronounced dead at the scene and the father was taken to a hospital after saying he felt ill.

"As a mom, I just can't imagine," the family’s neighbor, Letica Field, told KHOU. "I know the dad was trying to protect the family, but he should have let the authorities handle it."


http://www.latimes.com/nation/natio...-father-20140314,0,411567.story#ixzz2vyiUlR00

I predict daughter's fuck buddy and daughter didn't want to own up to it, not expecting dad to blast the dude.

 

[Ns1]

other reports...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (CBS Houston) — Authorities say a father shot dead a 17-year-old boy his daughter snuck into her bedroom after she told him he was an intruder.

KHOU-TV reports that Johran McCormick was shot and killed early Thursday morning. Harris County authorities say when the father caught McCormick in his daughter’s bedroom, the 16-year-old girl denied knowing him, despite sneaking him into her room.

http://houston.cbslocal.com/2014/03...teen-boy-who-daughter-snuck-into-her-bedroom/

 

[sandorski]

Damn.

 

[Crusty]

I can't imagine the guilt she must be going through IF she lied to her dad about not knowing who the boy was.

 

[shortylickens]

yeah I just fucking posted that.

 

[Ns1]

yeah I just fucking posted that.

??

 

[Jay5]

great,the war on the 2nd ammendment continues i guess

 

[OCGuy]

great,the war on the 2nd ammendment continues i guess

Why is that? Father acted on the information he had. That is all one can be expected to do.

If it turns out the father knew who he was before shooting, then it will be an easy 2nd degree murder case.

 

[zinfamous]

great,the war on the 2nd ammendment continues i guess

Is that like the War on Christmas?

 

[destrekor]

Bunch of dumbasses: the girl for even thinking it's possible, or even a good idea, to try and weasel out of that situation; the dad for believing her somehow. What, was he supposed to be believing that this guy was forcing her to be compliant with his wishes to be non-violent in the bed? Sure. I'm sure there were some kind of signs that suggested something was fishy with that excuse.

 

[techs]

Is that like the War on Christmas?

It's March. Time for the War on Christmas to begin. It seems it starts earlier every year.

 

[PottedMeat]

The brother alerted their father, who went into the bedroom to investigate.

if this part is true he's a dumbass that's never heard of blackmail

 

[moonbogg]

Hold on! Let me take a selfie!

 

[techs]

Leave it to ATOT to wait a decent interval after a tragedy.......aw who am kidding? Bring it on.

 

[edro]

Why not shoot the legs?

 

[OCGuy]

Why not shoot the legs?

What do you tip pizza delivery drivers?

 

[phucheneh]

Jesus tapdancing christ, someone needs to revoke the freedom of the press [to use pronouns].

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (CBS Houston) — Authorities say a father shot dead a 17-year-old boy his daughter snuck into her bedroom after she told him he was an intruder.

So...she told the boy that he was an intruder, then snuck him into her bedroom? No, of course not, they mean she told her father that the boy was an intruder...but wait...I forget how this whole 'sequence of events' a.k.a. 'time' thing works? She told her father that the boy was an intruder, then 'snuck' him into her bedroom, then he was shot dead? Damn bitch, you be terrible at sneaking, yo.

I weep for the fate of the human race who pays unintelligible half-illiterate, non-proofreading dimwits to record their current events.

Oh yeah, on the actual topic of the shooting...that's a shame, or something.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Jesus tapdancing christ, someone needs to revoke the freedom of the press [to use pronouns].



So...she told the boy that he was an intruder, then snuck him into her bedroom? No, of course not, they mean she told her father that the boy was an intruder...but wait...I forget how this whole 'sequence of events' a.k.a. 'time' thing works? She told her father that the boy was an intruder, then 'snuck' him into her bedroom, then he was shot dead? Damn bitch, you be terrible at sneaking, yo.

I weep for the fate of the human race who pays unintelligible half-illiterate, non-proofreading dimwits to record their current events.

Oh yeah, on the actual topic of the shooting...that's a shame, or something.

Where have you been? News teams no longer employ editors. The individual writers do it themselves. It does make you wonder where the top news writers work.

 

[BoberFett]

It's March. Time for the War on Christmas to begin. It seems it starts earlier every year.

Jeez, does that mean we're going to start seeing War on Christmas displays in stores now? That just sucks the meaning right out of the War on Christmas.

 

[spidey07]

Good shoot. Castle doctrine applies. Plus the guy made a move towards the homeowner.

He'll be no billed.

 

[MrPickins]

Good shoot.

You're a sad little man.

justified != good

 

[spidey07]

You're a sad little man.

justified != good

Yes it does. The definition of a good shoot is a justified lawful one.

A bad shoot is one that's not lawful. Got it?

Good shoot = lawful, justified
Bad shoot = not lawful, not justified

Also I am neither sad nor little.

Care to explain how this wasn't a good shoot? I can guarantee I know more about self defense law and castle doctrine than you do.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Yes it does. The definition of a good shoot is a justified lawful one.

A bad shoot is one that's not lawful. Got it?

Good shoot = lawful, justified
Bad shoot = not lawful, not justified

Good is not defined by law although corporations would love for you to think that.

 

[OCGuy]

"Good" is a horseshit term and is always different depending on which side of the fence you are looking at it from. That applies to almost anything.

 

[mugs]

Good shoot. Castle doctrine applies. Plus the guy made a move towards the homeowner.

He'll be no billed.

Where did you read that he made a move toward the homeowner? The article just says that he put his hands down. It also says that the father "interpreted" that as an attempt to grab something; it doesn't say that he actually tried to grab something.

This is what bothers me here:
1. The kid absolutely had a right to be there.
2. No mention of the kid having any kind of weapon
3. No mention of the kid doing anything overtly threatening

And yet it's entirely possible that his shooting will be considered justified.

I know you have to defend the right to shoot anyone for just about any reason, but does this bother you at all, as a human being? That a kid who apparently did nothing at all wrong was shot and killed because his girlfriend lied?