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by dave_in_austin
Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:45 pm
Forum: The Crime Blotter
Topic: Austin shooting outside home
Replies: 8
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Re: Austin shooting outside home

We all know there is more to this than is being reported, but one scenario I see that is consistent with what has been reported is as follows.

(1) Driver either has tire blowout and this causes wreck, or has wreck and has tire damaged and needs a replacement tire. This is consistent with the phone call the driver is said to have made after the wreck.

(2) For some reason, the driver does not want to wait at scene of wreck for help, but rather leaves the scene of the wreck and starts walking along the neighborhood. May be looking for a place to obtain a replacement tire.

(3) Driver stops at shooter's house and gets under shooter's car in shooter's driveway to attempt to remove spare tire stored underneath vehicle.

(4) Shooter's wife sees driver under shooter's car and reports this to shooter. (This is consistent with news reports).

(5) Shooter goes outside to find driver under shooter's car and believes that driver is either committing theft or criminal mischief.

(6) Shooter confronts driver and tries to hold him for law enforcement (this is consistent with news reports).

(7) Driver starts to run away and is shot by shooter who believes that driver is stealing shooter's property.

(8) Somewhere in here, shooter's wife calls 911. Time line of this is uncertain based on reports.

(9) Police arrive and shooter is arrested and charged with murder.

This is all speculation and none of it may be true, but it looks like one possible explanation that is consistent with news reports that I have read/heard.

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