Houston woman shoots and kills 'peeping Tom peering through window' with barrage of rifle fire through wall of her home
A Texas woman shot and killed an alleged peeping Tom standing outside her bedroom window through the exterior wall of her home with a barrage of rifle fire, police say.
The shooting took place at around 11.15pm Friday on Irvington Boulevard in Houston, and when cops arrived at the scene, they said, they found the man lying dead on the driveway of the house.
The woman was in her bedroom, and told officers that she became scared after she saw a man looking through her window.
A Houston woman shot and killed a man who she said was standing outside the bedroom window of her Irvington Boulevard home (pictured) Friday evening
Houston Police Lt. R. Willkens reported that the woman had become fearful after noticing the stranger outside her window, grabbed a rifle and fired several times through the exterior wall of her home
'She was in fear,' Houston Police Lt. R. Willkens told News4, and she grabbed a rifle and shot several times through the wall of her home, hitting the man at least once in the torso before he staggered a few feet away and collapsed.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, Willkens reported. Police believe there was no relationship between the man and the woman.
'There was an adult female that was in one of the bedrooms observed him looking into her window. She was in fear,' he told reporters.
'She had a rifle, she shot numerous times through the wall, and ended up striking the male. The male ran for a little ways and passed out over here.'
The victim was reportedly hit in the torso at least once before staggering a few feet away and collapsing in the woman's driveway
He said the woman was cooperating with police and an investigation is ongoing.
The incident came as the city has seen a surge in violent crimes and shootings over the past year.
In 2020, Houston recorded 403 homicides, which was the highest number of killings since 2005, when there were 377, Newsweek reported.
Texas also implemented new gun legislation this week, allowing people to carry a handgun without a license or background checks.
The law, Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement, allows, 'Constitutional Carry in Texas, meaning law-abiding Texans can legally carry a handgun without a license to carry.'
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