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A good friend of our family, along with his wife and younger brother, was held at gunpoint in North Richland Hills a few years back. The perpetrator had gotten into a couple of confrontations with police, swiped a car, and ended up finally fleeing his last police encounter on foot.

He appeared at our friend's front door at about 3 AM, completely at random, begging for help. Once inside he pulled his gun and eventually left on foot with the younger brother, promising the kill the younger brother if police showed up.

The younger brother got away and returned, at which time they called the police. The police didn't want to believe the assailant was gone, so they fired tear gas through the windows, ran a robot through the house, and then searched it with a swat team.

The most telling news quote I saw was from the older brother, "I didn't have anything in the house for protection."

Everybody was uninjured, but the house was a wreck and our friend, his bride, and his younger brother had to endure a few hours in handcuffs.

Be safe.