Texas Truck Owner Tracks Driver Who Stole His Truck Before Fatally Shooting Him During A Gunfight

In Texas, a man successfully tracked down his stolen truck on a Thursday and confronted the alleged car thief, leading to a deadly gunfight, as per the police. 

The owner spotted his stolen truck not far from where he had left it and took action. 

He approached the truck, pointed his gun at the man behind the wheel and the woman in the passenger seat, and ordered them out of the vehicle, as reported by San Antonio Police Chief William McManus.

While the man and woman were held at gunpoint on the ground, someone called the police.

However, before the officers arrived, the suspect pulled out his own gun and shot the truck's owner, prompting the owner to fire back in self-defense, resulting in the death of the alleged car thief. 

The woman with the suspect was critically wounded in the exchange of gunfire.

Chief McManus clarified that the "bad guy" is the one who died, indicating that the truck's owner acted in self-defense. 

But he refrained from fully endorsing the man's actions, stating that opinions on the matter may vary.

Chief McManus urged the public not to take such matters into their own hands and advised people to call the police before taking action. 

Despite the circumstances, he acknowledged that the truck's owner did what he felt he needed to do, resulting in the death of the suspect and the critical injury of the female passenger.

The identities of the individuals involved were not immediately disclosed. The truck's owner is 45 years old, the suspected car thief was 34, and the woman with him is 25, as reported by the authorities.

There was another woman present with the truck owner during the gunfire, but she was not wounded, according to the police.

Texas law provides more leeway for the recovery of stolen property, which may offer legal protection to the truck's owner, as explained by Alexandra Klein, an assistant law professor at St. Mary's University in San Antonio. 

She mentioned that while it is preferable to seek law enforcement assistance in such situations, Texas law may authorize the use of deadly force to recover property, unlike many other states.

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