Attempted robbery proves fatal for one in Poteet

[Totally Frustrated]

Hope it was the shotgun that fell first.

post here says it was the shotgun that fell first:

By Jeorge Zarazua - Express-News Atascosa County authorities don't anticipate filing criminal charges against a business owner who shot and killed a 25-year-old man Wednesday night during a failed robbery attempt.

Meanwhile, they continue to search for another gunmen who fled from Larry's Game Room near Poteet after his accomplice was fatally shot.

David Soward, chief deputy of the Atascosa County Sheriff's Department, said the two gunmen entered the business, located on Texas 16, at about 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, seeking to rob it.

Soward said one of the gunmen carried a shotgun, and the other a pistol. He said the one with the pistol fired one round into the ceiling, ordering a female employee to the ground as the other robber pointed a shotgun at her.

It was then that business owner Larry Horn walks out of the back room with a .40-caliber semi-automatic weapon, startling the robbers, according to the chief deputy.

Soward said the robber with the shotgun turns to aim at Horn, but that the business owner fires first, striking the man in the head and killing him instantly. The other suspect then runs out the door.

“We think we know the identity of both of them,” Soward said, adding he's awaiting fingerprint confirmation on the dead gunmen before releasing his name.

He said no customers were inside the business when the robbery occurred and that the employee wasn't hurt.

“Horn was brought in for questioning and we took a statement from him, but we don't anticipate any charges at this time,” Soward said.
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Dang good shooting under pressure!
Don't know how the rest will come out though.

I wonder if the owner is any relation to Joe Horn.

[ClarkLZeuss]

Yes, sir... very good shooting! He evidently was well prepared for a robbery, had a plan and executed it to perfection.

I can only hope and pray that "if" I ever found myself in a life and death situation that I will know what I need to do and not to hesitate. Carry out my plan enthusiastically and forcefully... the one that acts first, usually wins.

-geo

Yeah, one thing I have been practicing at the range recently as part of my plan is "point-shooting" - quickly pointing, aiming and shooting in one smooth motion. I'm trying it with eyes on target and eyes on sights. I presume that if I am ever in a situation like this, I will have to shoot extremely fast, especially if I first give any kind of verbal warning. So, I want to be able to do so, accurately.

[surprise_i'm_armed]

To ClarkLZeus:
You may want to cancel any thought of giving a bad guy a verbal warning.

Read about GG John Landers, 45, who gave a BG a command to drop his
Bryco .380 during a Burger King robbery in Miami, Florida. Instead of
dropping his gun as requested, the 18 year old BG opened fire
on Landers, hitting him 3 times, though not fatally.

Landers then opened fire on the perp with his Glock 9MM and killed him right
there.

It's great that a GG intervened, but perhaps he should have just opened up on
the kid, who was threatening the BK staff and customers with his gun.

Mr. Landers was recovering in the hospital and is expected to live.