Father Dies Protecting Family In His Own Driveway — Hard Decisions And Hard Consequences

By James England

HOUSTON, TEXAS — Whatever lead a young man in his 20s to want to rob a family returning home from grocery shopping is beyond the scope of my imagination. What we do know is that the father, seeing an armed man approaching him, took the initiative to defend his family from what he believed was a very real, dangerous threat.

In the ensuing struggle, Houston police confirm that the father drew his own handgun and exchanged rounds at close range with the assailant. As neighbors in the apartment complex looked on in terror, they told KHOU they saw the father and the robber both carted off in ambulances. Both are confirmed dead.

This gun owner leaves behind a wife and two small children that he’ll never get to see again. To give one’s life for the safety of one’s family is a monumental undertaking that no one ever looks forward to doing. Unfortunately, in a violent world where we’re constantly being told about how the murder rate is going down and violent crime is decreasing, we may all forget to acknowledge that situations such as what happened recently in Houston can happen to any of us.

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Source:: Concealed Nation