CHL shooting in new braunsfels?

[glockowner]

anyone heard of this? maybe?

[glockowner]

copy and pasted posts.



And from the day before:
Local man jailed on murder charge

By Mark Koopmans
The Herald-Zeitung
Published September 23, 2008

Detectives with the New Braunfels Police Department charged a local resident with the shooting death of a 34-year-old man following an incident early Sunday.

Kenneth Leo Pittman Jr. of Copperas Cove, near Fort Hood, was pronounced dead by Comal County Justice of the Peace No. 1, Judge William Schroeder.

According to police reports, dispatchers received a 911 call of shots being fired about 2:30 a.m. in the 300 block of Fair Lane. More than a dozen officers responded to the call. Once they arrived, officers found Pittman, who had been fatally shot.

“(Pittman) was shot, and, as a likelihood, died from injuries received. However, whether he was shot, once, twice or 10 times, the investigation remains ongoing and I cannot go into more specifics,” Sgt. Mike Penshorn said Monday.

As part of their investigation, detectives questioned 36-year-old Keegan Koy Armke, the man who lived at the house on Fair Lane where the shooting occurred. Following questioning, detectives arrested Armke at the scene and booked him into the Comal County Jail on one count of murder, Penshorn said.

“The incident occurred partly in the yard (of Armke’s home) and partly in the roadway,” Penshorn said. “It appears (Pittman) was already deceased when officers first arrived on the scene.”

Armke is a New Braunfels native and is involved with several local family businesses, including OHI Trading Company, according to the company’s Web site.

As of Monday night, Armke remained in jail in lieu of a $50,000 bond.

Penshorn said the shooting remains under investigation and refused to comment on any motive.

With the exception of four, orange spray-painted marks identifying the position of a car, which was outside Armke’s home, the quiet, tree-lined street showed little signs of a major crime Monday evening.

Pittman is survived by a sister and two brothers, who live in Houston, Dallas and Buffalo, Texas, respectively, according to his aunt, Deborah Sanders who also lives near Houston.

He was a former Marine, who after his military service, lived in Austin and San Antonio. He lived in Copperas Cove for the past two years where he managed a local club, Sanders said.

Better known as “Chipper” to friends and family, Pittman also was the father of a10-month-old daughter, Haven, said his aunt, adding he was divorced from the child’s mother.

“Chipper had visitation rights on Monday and Tuesday, and he came every week,” Sanders said Monday.

Funeral arrangements for Pittman, who was born in Pasadena and graduated from Leon High School in Marquez, Texas, before joining the U.S. Marine Corps, were not yet finalized Monday afternoon. His aunt, however, said plans are in place to have her nephew buried next to his mother in Marquez.


Ok, KNBT had an interview on air with Defense Attorney Matt Kyle who gave out a few more details:

1. Armke holds a Concealed Hangun License
2. Armke acted in self-defense
3. Armke made the 911 phone call


I'm just posting what I heard here...I don't know any of these guys, just posting news as I hear it.

[NcongruNt]

Well, at least the reporter didn't go on to speculate about what happened. Lots of superfluous information about the guy who got killed, though. It's as if they're building up a character witness for him. I will be interested to see what comes of this, and what the circumstances were that caused the incident. New Braunfels is quite a distance from Copperas Cove. I wonder if these guys knew each other, or what.

[pedalman]

Well, according to the Zeitung, Armke is out on $50,000 bail.

From the NBPD detective: "Penshorn said he was not aware of Armke, 36, having to wear any type of monitoring device, or if he had any type of travel restriction. "

Seems strange to me. Something must have been amiss, else he would not have been arrested. I suppose we will see what the grand jury will say.

[glockowner]

in the forum i got it from, stated that the shooter was seeing the deceased's ex wife, so they knew eachother on some level. they also said the victim went to the shooters property, they were about to fight when he presented the gun, victim turned away and he shot him in the back. the victim is a well trained BJJ fighter, maybe he knew that. this is only hear say!

[pedalman]

From the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung:

Charges dropped in 2008 shooting

By Scott Sticker

Published March 20, 2009
A family is left looking for options after a grand jury dropped charges in a 2008 shooting death.

Keegan Koy Armke — who gunned down Kenneth “Chipper” Pittman in front of his home on Fair Lane during the early hours of Sept. 21 — was no billed by the grand jury on March 4 in the Sept. 21, 2008, shooting death of Kenneth “Chipper” Pittman.

Pittman’s aunt, Deborah Sanders, said the family is disappointed with the results and will remain vigilant in gathering information to look for the next step.

“We were floored,” Sanders said. “It sends a message that you can come to Comal County and shoot someone in the back five times over a verbal altercation and just walk away.”

Local attorney Matt Kyle was hired to represent Armke. He said Armke gave a two-hour testimony in front of the grand jury that could have solidified its decision.

“I don’t know what the grand jury considered before his testimony,” Kyle said. “That afternoon they elected to decide the case that day and returned with a no bill.”

Kyle’s office put together its own investigation on the case, he said. He could not share the specific information he found, but he said “Armke’s defense was corroborated by witnesses.”

“Armke testified he acted in self-defense,” Kyle said. “He was always transparent. He called 911, waited for police and then gave a statement.”

The situation is still mind-boggling to Pittman’s family, Sanders said.

“Keegan called 911 after Chipper was shot,” Sanders said. “Why couldn’t he have called before? He had the wherewithal to go inside his house and get a gun, but not to go inside, lock his door and call 911? I just don’t get it.”

She said the self-defense argument is not convincing.

“How can you shoot someone who was walking away and unarmed and call it ‘self-defense?’” she said. “We’re all just floored by this decision.”

Sanders said she was devastated by the decision, but not surprised.

“The DA’s Office handled this case very poorly,” she said. “The case was passed around three times in their office. There were no witnesses called for my nephew during the trial. We had to call them to get any information. They never contacted us, even after repeated calls and messages left.”

Comal County District Attorney Geoffrey Barr declined to comment other than saying he sympathizes with Pittman’s family.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to Ms. Sanders and her family,” Barr said. “The grand jury did their job and these were the results after the process.”

The family is unsure of what is the next step, but Sanders said action will be taken.

“We’re looking at our options and what to do next,” she said. “I don’t think this is over. I do feel like God will take care of it.”

Kyle said the grand jury’s ruling could stand strong.

“We have ample evidence to support the grand jury’s decision,” Kyle said. “That evidence will be there to support any claims against my client.”

Pittman’s aunt said it is still hard to cope with the loss.

“I still hear songs on the radio that remind me of him,” Sanders said. “It’s a long process to grieve. I saw a foreign film last night with a son dancing with his grandmother. It brought a vivid memory of Chipper dancing with his grandma.”