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Austin homeowner shoots, kills 24-year-old man who police say broke into home
A homeowner shot and killed a 24-year-old man who police say broke into an Austin home and entered a bedroom early Wednesday.
Austin police identified the man on Thursday as Dmario Antonie Jones.
Officers were called to the 200 block of Virtus Bend at 3:51 a.m. Wednesday after a reported burglary. They arrived to find Jones with gunshot wounds, according to authorities. Austin-Travis County EMS attempted lifesaving measures before Jones was pronounced dead at 4:10 a.m.
Police said their preliminary investigation showed that Jones entered the home intending to burglarize it. After he reached a bedroom, police said the homeowner shot him. Detectives questioned the homeowner, whom police did not identify publicly, and later released them. As of Thursday, no charges had been filed in connection with the shooting.
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Jones had pleaded guilty a week earlier to a state jail felony theft charge stemming from the May theft of roofing materials from a Travis County lumber yard. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail but received credit for 120 days he had already spent in custody, according to court records.
In a separate case, the Travis County district attorney’s office declined Aug. 31 to pursue an organized criminal activity charge against Jones, citing insufficient evidence.
Man dies after being shot during reported home invasion in Pampa
PAMPA, Texas (KVII) — A man died after police say he forced his way into a Pampa home and was shot by an occupant who feared for their safety.
Pampa police responded around 11:30 p.m. Friday to a reported shooting at a home in the 1300 block of North Duncan Street.
Officers found a man inside the home suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers and other emergency personnel treated him before he was taken by ambulance to Pampa Regional Medical Center.
He was later transferred to an Amarillo hospital in critical condition, where he died from his injuries.
According to the preliminary investigation, the man knew the residents of the home but was uninvited and forced his way inside.
Police said one of the occupants, fearing for their safety, got a handgun and shot the man.
The Pampa Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is investigating. Once the investigation is complete, the findings will be presented to the district attorney for review and consideration of possible criminal charges.