ALLEGED BURGLAR HITS 72-YEAR-OLD MAN IN HEAD WITH GAS CAN, GETS SHOT
Written by
AWR Hawkins Published: 15 May 2015
ALLEGED BURGLAR HITS 72-YEAR-OLD MAN IN HEAD WITH GAS CAN, GETS SHOT
On May 15, an alleged burglar was shot after hitting a 72-year-old man over the head with a gasoline can.
The incident took place in Harris County, Texas.
According to KHOU.com, 72-year-old Robert Dietz went outside to check his surveillance cameras after noticing they had “gone dark.” Once outside, “he found a man rummaging through a storage trailer he keeps parked under his carport.” The lock on the trailer had been “sheared off.”
When the suspect spotted Dietz, he allegedly threw a gasoline can at him. Dietz said, “It hit me on the side of the head.”