Texas father shoots boy, 17, to death in teenage daughter’s bedroom
Harris County sheriff’s deputies in Texas are investigating after a father shot a 17-year-old boy whom he found in his teenage daughter’s bedroom.
Officials said Friday the 55-year-old father has not been arrested and investigators will ultimately hand over their report to the grand jury to consider possible charges.
According to KHOU-TV in Houston, the incident began when the girl’s brother went to say good night to his 16-year-old sister and saw a pair of feet sticking out from under the bed. The brother alerted their father, who went into the bedroom to investigate.
When the father confronted the boy -- identified as Johran McCormick -- his daughter denied knowing who McCormick was or why he was there. The father called 911 about 2:30 a.m., police said, and a confrontation with McCormick ensued.
According to KHOU, the father told sheriff’s deputies that he saw McCormick drop his hands and he interpreted that as an attempt to grab something to attack him, so he shot the boy once.
McCormick was pronounced dead at the scene and the father was taken to a hospital after saying he felt ill.
“As a mom, I just can’t imagine,” the family’s neighbor, Letica Field, told KHOU. “I know the dad was trying to protect the family, but he should have let the authorities handle it.”
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