Customer Shot During Store Robbery

QKShooter · November 25th, 2005, 03:23 PM

Customer Fatally Shot During Western Store Robbery
Stolen Item Could Lead Authorities To Killer

POSTED: 10:27 am CST November 21, 2005
UPDATED: 10:33 am CST November 21, 2005

HOUSTON -- A customer who unknowingly walked in on a robbery at a southeast Houston western store was shot and killed Saturday.

Police told KPRC Local 2 that two men shot store clerk Joe Lazano in the chest inside the Gordon's Man Store on Broadway Street and Cypress Street at about 5:20 p.m.

Customer Francisco Luis, 55, of Pasadena, was fatally shot when he walked in on the robbery.

Investigators said the items the robbers stole could be a key to tracking them down.

"Those were khaki-colored Polo boots. And those would be something that would be distinctive. Maybe somebody knows someone that wears boots of that nature and that lives in this particular general area. They might be able to help us," Houston Police Department Homicide Sgt. Mark Newcomb said.

Lazano was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital in an unknown condition.

Investigators said the robbers jumped into a car driven by a third person.

Houston police have released the following descriptions of the robbers:

Robber 1: Hispanic man in his early 20s, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall with a skinny build, medium complexion, collar-length hair, dressed in black jeans and a black-hooded jacket.
Robber 2: Hispanic man in his early 20s, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall with a thin build, dark complexion, dressed in black jeans and a black jacket, seen wearing distinctive Khaki-colored Polo boots stolen during robbery.
Robber 3: Described only as a Hispanic man driving a late model four-door gray vehicle with tinted windows.

Anyone with information should call the Houston Police Department's Homicide Division at (713) 308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS.

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P95Carry · November 25th, 2005, 04:00 PM

Nice © statement QK

Well - have to feel here that had victim been entering store in condition yellow, and been armed - this could have ended differently. Of course 2 BG's is bad news from get go but - alertness could at least have allowed for getting hell out or - quickly finding some cover.

Hard to say but a tragic case that's for sure. I hope the slimeballs are apprehended, and soon.

Kompact9 · December 1st, 2005, 05:28 PM

I just saw this today...a good reminder to stay vigilant.

QKShooter · December 1st, 2005, 05:35 PM

"a good reminder to stay vigilant."

dpesec · December 1st, 2005, 09:25 PM

Shooting witnesses is starting to be the norm. I wonder if the clerk would have been shot anyway.

Hivoltage · December 1st, 2005, 09:28 PM

Somebody shot and took another persons life over a pair of frickin boots!!!!!! What a bunch of BS!!!!! Low Life *&%$$#@*&%%&&&$##'s

Sorry all, but this really bugs me!!

Bumper · December 1st, 2005, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hivoltage

Somebody shot and took another persons life over a pair of frickin boots!!!!!! What a bunch of BS!!!!! Low Life *&%$$#@*&%%&&&$##'s

Sorry all, but this really bugs me!!

I wholeheartedly agree, but people have been killed for a whole lot less, which is why I carry....

HighVelocity · December 1st, 2005, 11:16 PM

It's sad and I hope the BG's are caught and get the death penalty.

I have a method to walking into a business. The very first thing I do is make eye contact with the person closest to the door. I know immediately if there's a problem.

Lawrence Keeney · December 3rd, 2005, 11:09 PM

Not too many places short of a federal building or a police station that we are safe anymore folks.

It's a shame, but we gotta be on condition red for at least 80% of our day if we are in a big city.

rstickle · December 4th, 2005, 08:40 PM

Kids in the DC area have been killed over things like brand name jackets and sneakers...... It's just so damn unreal that life is so cheap!

November 25th, 2005, 03:23 PM	#1
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Off Of The X Posts: 19,997	Customer Shot During Store Robbery Customer Fatally Shot During Western Store Robbery Stolen Item Could Lead Authorities To Killer POSTED: 10:27 am CST November 21, 2005 UPDATED: 10:33 am CST November 21, 2005 HOUSTON -- A customer who unknowingly walked in on a robbery at a southeast Houston western store was shot and killed Saturday. Police told KPRC Local 2 that two men shot store clerk Joe Lazano in the chest inside the Gordon's Man Store on Broadway Street and Cypress Street at about 5:20 p.m. Customer Francisco Luis, 55, of Pasadena, was fatally shot when he walked in on the robbery. Investigators said the items the robbers stole could be a key to tracking them down. "Those were khaki-colored Polo boots. And those would be something that would be distinctive. Maybe somebody knows someone that wears boots of that nature and that lives in this particular general area. They might be able to help us," Houston Police Department Homicide Sgt. Mark Newcomb said. Lazano was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital in an unknown condition. Investigators said the robbers jumped into a car driven by a third person. Houston police have released the following descriptions of the robbers: Robber 1: Hispanic man in his early 20s, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall with a skinny build, medium complexion, collar-length hair, dressed in black jeans and a black-hooded jacket. Robber 2: Hispanic man in his early 20s, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall with a thin build, dark complexion, dressed in black jeans and a black jacket, seen wearing distinctive Khaki-colored Polo boots stolen during robbery. Robber 3: Described only as a Hispanic man driving a late model four-door gray vehicle with tinted windows. Anyone with information should call the Houston Police Department's Homicide Division at (713) 308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS. Copyright 2005 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed unless it is by CombatCarry Forum Moderator QKShooter who could honestly give "not a damn" about what we want.

November 25th, 2005, 04:00 PM	#2
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	Nice © statement QK Well - have to feel here that had victim been entering store in condition yellow, and been armed - this could have ended differently. Of course 2 BG's is bad news from get go but - alertness could at least have allowed for getting hell out or - quickly finding some cover. Hard to say but a tragic case that's for sure. I hope the slimeballs are apprehended, and soon. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

December 1st, 2005, 05:28 PM	#3
Kompact9 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 427	I just saw this today...a good reminder to stay vigilant. __________________ noli nothis permittere te terere...

December 1st, 2005, 05:35 PM	#4
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Off Of The X Posts: 19,997	Plus 1 Kompac9 "a good reminder to stay vigilant." __________________

December 1st, 2005, 09:25 PM	#5
dpesec Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 518	Shooting witnesses is starting to be the norm. I wonder if the clerk would have been shot anyway. __________________ Dave “The highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms”. General George Patton—US Army Vis et Veneratio "So this is how democracy dies: to thunderous applause." Actress Natalie Portman as Padme in Star Wars Revenge of the Sith

December 1st, 2005, 09:28 PM	#6
Hivoltage Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Newark, Ohio USA Posts: 649	Somebody shot and took another persons life over a pair of frickin boots!!!!!! What a bunch of BS!!!!! Low Life &%$$#@&%%&&&$##'s Sorry all, but this really bugs me!!

December 1st, 2005, 11:16 PM	#8
HighVelocity Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: TEXAS Posts: 248	It's sad and I hope the BG's are caught and get the death penalty. I have a method to walking into a business. The very first thing I do is make eye contact with the person closest to the door. I know immediately if there's a problem.

December 3rd, 2005, 11:09 PM	#9
Lawrence Keeney Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Virginia Posts: 327	Not too many places short of a federal building or a police station that we are safe anymore folks. It's a shame, but we gotta be on condition red for at least 80% of our day if we are in a big city. __________________ "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong." Denny Crane:

December 4th, 2005, 08:40 PM	#10
rstickle Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 10,041	Kids in the DC area have been killed over things like brand name jackets and sneakers...... It's just so damn unreal that life is so cheap! __________________ Rick EOD - Initial success or total failure

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