Still photo of Joe Horn set to 911 audio recording of him shooting two robbers

(From wikipedia.com)

Joe Horn, 61, spotted two burglars breaking into his next-door neighbor's home in Pasadena, Texas. He called 9-1-1 to call police to the scene. While on the phone with emergency dispatch, Horn stated that he had the right to use deadly force to defend property, referring to a law (Texas Penal Code § 9.41., § 9.42., and § 9.43.) which justified the use of deadly force to protect Horn's home, Horn exited his home with his shotgun, while the 9-1-1 operator tried to dissuade him from that action. On the 9-1-1 tape, he is heard confronting the suspects, saying, "Move, and you're dead",[3] immediately followed by the sound of a shotgun blast, followed by two more.[4] Following the shootings Mr. Horn told the 9-1-1 operator, "They came in the front yard with me, man, I had no choice!" [5]

Police initially identified the dead men in Horn's yard as 38-year-old Miguel Antonio DeJesus and Diego Ortiz, 30, both of Houston of Afro Latino descent. However, DeJesus was actually an alias of Hernando Riascos Torres, 38.[3] They were carrying a sack with more than $2,000 cash and jewelry taken from the home. Both were convicted criminals from Colombia who had entered the country illegally, and were members of an organized burglary ring in Houston.[1] Police found a Puerto Rican identification card on Ortiz while Torres had three identification cards from Colombia, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic, and had been previously sent to prison for dealing cocaine and was deported in 1999.[6]

A plain clothes police detective responding to the 9-1-1 call had arrived at the scene before the shooting and witnessed the escalation and shootings, while remaining in his car.[3] His report on the incident indicated that the men who were killed "received gunfire from the rear".[1] Police Capt. A.H. Corbett stated the two men ignored Mr. Horn's order to freeze and one of the suspects ran towards Joe Horn before he angled away from him toward the street when he was shot in the back. Note: The medical examiner's report did not specify they were shot in the back.[7] Pasadena police confirmed that the two men were shot after they ventured into his front yard. The detective did not arrest Horn.

The incident touched off protests, led by Quanell X, that were met by counter-protests from Horn's supporters.

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[Eldebone]

Now is a prime example of "stupidity." This guy simply over-stepped the boundaries of the law. He shlould've kept his butt in his house. He probably would have been more help if he had made notes to help him describe the perps. The dispatcher had already informed him that police officers were enroute. The perps coming into his yard is probably not going to stand up in court. This is one time that a 9-1-1 tape is going to literally send him to prison.

[NibiruBound]

@Eldebone Hey dude. This actually took place in 2007. He was cleared of any wrongdoing in 2008.  Funny world, eh?

[RadarGuidedVermin]

@Eldebone Dude, relax, two less illegal-alien burglars is a good thing.

[hmg789]

@NibiruBound Funny world when common sense prevails....no way theyl ever convict a man for shooting a burglar.....

[hmg789]

@Eldebone You are not correct.....he did not overstep anything. the burglars overstepped their boundaries of the law by commiting a robbery. The 911 tape only clarifys that he gave them warning before shooting. Legally he is not obligated to even do this.....He was immediately cleared of any charge by a grand jury, including a police officer who testified at hearing that they were charging at him....get facts straight, dummy

[44652700]

@Afgh4nSoldier hey i dispatch for a rural county with only 3 patrol deputies it could take at some points 45 minutes to an hour for them to get on scene running code (lights and sirens) depending on the locations. Every road here is either dirt or 2 lane through the mountains except a US highway that cuts through the extreme northeast of the county for about 2 miles so 5 minutes could be good time depending on the location

[Afgh4nSoldier]

THIS IS FAKE, a phone call to 911 will never take fucking 5 mins for the police to get there!

[GoneHunting12345]

My family owns a bar and if a couple of coons came in to rob us I'd do the same.

[MRandMSnannerPANTS]

@Eldebone thats y hes famous on pka and hes not in jail.  Two bad guys dead plenty of more still need to be.

[rickynlevy]

Good for Joe Horn! Two ILLEGALS we don't have to put in prison and feed or send across the border for them to come back and harm someone else.

[uratrick]

God Bless the honorable JOE HORN

[Valyn66]

@lawrenceshea I suppose that would make you one of those them thar "aspiring murderers" then?

[TopInfadel]

@ookma7 Boo Hoo Dickhead, their dead and Joe is a free man and Hero.