Homeowner killed when 3 suspects invade north Houston home

Thursday, October 19, 2017
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- One person was killed and another hurt during a home invasion in north Houston.

Just after 5:30 Thursday morning, Houston police took one of the people who lives in the home down to headquarters to hopefully learn more about the suspects in this deadly home invasion.
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Police say the suspects fired several shots through the front door of the home. At least seven bullet holes were seen in the door.

It all started just before 2 a.m. Thursday when a man who rents a room at the home was walking out the door.

Apparently, three men burst into the home at the same time.

The 55-year-old homeowner was shot. He died at the scene.



The suspects took cash, a purse, and a cell phone.

Police are now trying to figure out what happened and if the residents knew the suspects.
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As many as nine people may live inside the home. Neighbors say the youngest is just 8 or 9 years old.

The man who was shot in the leg apparently rents a room in the back of the house.

Police say three suspects left in a brown Ford Explorer with three stripes on the side.

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