Crime & Safety
Woman Shoots, Kills 'Peeping Tom' Outside Her Houston Home
A man who was caught looking through a woman's window on Irving Boulevard late Friday night was shot with a rifle, police said.
HOUSTON, TX — A "peeping Tom" outside a woman's home in north Houston was shot and killed late Friday night, WBNS reported, citing Houston police.
The alleged peeping Tom who was shot, a man who had not been identified yet as of Sunday morning, was caught looking inside the woman's bedroom window in the 8900 block of Irving Boulevard Friday night around 11 p.m., the report states.
She shot the man with her rifle, through the wall, striking him at least once. She fired several rounds, according to the WBNS report.
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The man was able to walk a few feet before he collapsed. Police arrived, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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