A home invasion suspect who tried to get into the house by posing as a home healthcare worker was shot and killed in southeast Houston, police say.
FOX 26 Reporter Damali Keith spoke with nearby neighbors after a suspected home invader was shot to death in Houston late last night.A suspect posing as a home healthcare worker was shot and killed trying to break into an elderly woman's southeastIt was just after 11:30 p.m. Monday in the 12500 block of Cooperstown Drive near the Gulf Freeway when the gunshots rang out. "It was really, really frightening," says 13-year-old neighbor Nicole.
"We were hearing multiple gunshots," neighbor Nicole said. She added that her mother didn’t know what to do. "All she wanted to do was take care of me and my sisters."How you can reduce your risk of becoming a victim of a home invasion "I just feel really, really bad for her. She deserves so much better." Nicole explains, and the 13-year-old says "I just feel scared now because I don’t know if it’s going to happen again."
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