HOUSTON \u2013 A 70-year-old pool hall owner shot an intruder early Thursday morning after the man allegedly charged at him with a crowbar during a break-in attempt on the 7200 block of North Shepard.<\/p>\n
The incident happened around 2 a.m.<\/p>\n
Houston Police Department Lt. Wilkens said officers responded to a shooting scene at the pool hall, but when first units arrived, the suspects had already fled.<\/p>\n
The pool hall owner told police he heard banging at the back of his business and went outside armed with a pistol. A lookout working with the intruders reportedly yelled to warn a second suspect \u2014 who was positioned at the rear of the building with a crowbar \u2014 just as the owner confronted him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe intruder started charging at me with a crowbar,\u201d the owner said.<\/p>\n
The owner discharged his firearm, striking the intruder in the leg. The second suspect fled the scene on foot.<\/p>\n
The shooting victim, a man believed to be in his 20s, was not found at the pool hall. A nearby Jack in the Box restaurant called 911 after the wounded man showed up on their property. Officers located him there and he was taken for treatment.<\/p>\n
The pool hall owner told police he believes the break-in was targeted. He had recently hired a contractor to dismount several televisions inside the business and suspects the contractor may have tipped off the intruders.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe thinks the contractor told the intruders it would be an easy grab,\u201d Lt. Wilkens said.<\/p>\n
No arrests had been announced as of early Thursday morning. The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n
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