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RPBrown wrote:If the store was open, as i understand, it would not be theft unless he left the store with the merchandise. I may be wrong but that is how I remember it.

That is what I remember from my old retail days regarding shoplifters, so I assume theft would be the same. As I read it Texas laws allow someone to use force to recover stolen property if no other avenue is available to get it back.

Viewing video with the scene it appears the blood is inside the store. Maybe because the perp never left the premises the justification changes. ???

I think it's too early to speculate. Definitely something is missing in the report that would justify a murder charge. Gotta be more to it.