Texas Dad Fatally Shoots 17-year-Old Boy He Finds Hiding In Daughter’s Bedroom

A Texas father fatally shot a 17-year-old boy he caught hiding in his 16-year-old daughter's bedroom early Thursday morning.

The father was apparently alerted by the girl's younger brother around 2 a.m. after he saw two feet under her bed in their north Harris County home.

When the girl's dad confronted the teens, deputies say his daughter at first denied knowing who the boy was.

The shooting took place sometime before 2:30am at this home in Spring, Texas while the family's mother was at work. It appears the 17-year-old was let into the home

It was when the boy made a sudden move, as if to grab something, the 55-year-old man opened fire, shooting the boy once and killing him at the scene, said deputies.
Authorities say his daughter later told them she let the boy, who has not been publically identified, inside her bedroom.
Neighbors, who say the family recently moved in, were shocked by the tragedy.

The 55-year-old father was taken to the hospital after complaining of a panic attack

"Oh my god! They just moved in here like a week ago. Literally a week ago," one neighbor told KHOU.
The neighbor described the family as extremely quiet, adding, "I never heard a peep out of them."
The girl's father was taken to a hospital after feeling sick. He's believed to suffer unrelated health problems, KHOU reported.
The shooting is being called an open and ongoing investigation by deputies who, as of Thursday evening, had not released the names of the victim or shooter.


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