Two accused of San Marcos home invasion, shooting

[Fangs]

Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 09:16 AM

San Marcos police arrested a pair of San Antonio-area men who they say shot a man in a home invasion shortly before midnight Tuesday at the University Heights Apartments in San Marcos.

Michael Wilson, 23, at left, and Justin Pickaree, 19 are being held in the Hays County Law Enforcement Center and were expected to be formally booked this morning on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and evading arrest, according to Police Commander Terry Nichols.

A 23-year-old man who was shot in the incident was in stable condition Wednesday morning at University Medical Center Brackenridge in Austin, Nichols said,

Nichols said Wilson and Pickaree were armed with handguns and entered an apartment at 11:40 p.m. in the complex at 1610 N. Interstate 35. During a fight with the suspects the victim was shot once, Nichols said.

Wilson and Pickaree were found running through the apartment complex, Nichols said, and were arrested after a short foot chase. Investigators recovered two handguns that Nichols said the men threw away during the foot chase. The handguns were reported stolen from the San Antonio area, he said.

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I have several friends who either heard the gun shots or saw the suspects running / tossing the guns.

It's funny how many of my friends have gone from "You're a gun nut" to "I'm thinking I should get a gun" after only 2 or 3 instances of people getting shot here in San Marcos.

[karder]

Seems like a lot of these types of crimes are occurring on college campuses. I have a co-worker whose son goes to college in California. He and some friends were victims of a home invasion in a house they were renting right off campus. The assailants had a shotgun in that one. When they left, one of the kids managed to get into his truck and follow them, undetected. He called the police and they were able to apprehend the culprits without incident. These thugs were responsible for several other home invasions around the campus, but this time someone followed them and they got busted. While these criminals truly deserved to have gotten shot during their break-in, (sorry, I know it is not PC, but that is how I feel) fortunately no one was hurt and they even got all their stuff back! I expect pot smoking and drinking on college campuses, but this home invasion stuff is a real sign of the times.

[android]

Bad guys are realizing the suburbs are armed and dangerous. So they are moving in on students that are usually unarmed. Since they can't be armed on campus and they are often under 21, they are easy victims.

[Jonathanaf]

Bad guys are realizing the suburbs are armed and dangerous. So they are moving in on students that are usually unarmed. Since they can't be armed on campus and they are often under 21, they are easy victims.

I agree with the first statement but disagree with the second and third; most campuses (at least in Texas) are pretty heavily secured with panic stations and LOTS of students.

[Fangs]

Panic stations don't stop bullets, other students might if you can get behind them fast enough.

[Oldgringo]

Jonathanaf wrote:

I agree with the first statement but disagree with the second and third; most campuses (at least in Texas) are pretty heavily secured with panic stations and LOTS of students.

Just out of curiosity, are "panic stations" real places or is that just a figure of speech.

I don't recall hearing that phrase when I was in school but there are apparently a lot of things I don't remember from that bygone era. OTOH, I recall a couple of things like they were yesterday.

[hheremtp]

Jonathanaf wrote:

I agree with the first statement but disagree with the second and third; most campuses (at least in Texas) are pretty heavily secured with panic stations and LOTS of students.

Just out of curiosity, are "panic stations" real places or is that just a figure of speech.

I don't recall hearing that phrase when I was in school but there are apparently a lot of things I don't remember from that bygone era. OTOH, I recall a couple of things like they were yesterday.

They are real. they are usually about 7-8 ft tall and painted blue, most have a flashing light on top of them, they have a button that you push in case of emergency. kind of like the button in an elevator you push if it stops working.

[Oldgringo]

Jonathanaf wrote:

I agree with the first statement but disagree with the second and third; most campuses (at least in Texas) are pretty heavily secured with panic stations and LOTS of students.

Just out of curiosity, are "panic stations" real places or is that just a figure of speech.

I don't recall hearing that phrase when I was in school but there are apparently a lot of things I don't remember from that bygone era. OTOH, I recall a couple of things like they were yesterday.

They are real. they are usually about 7-8 ft tall and painted blue, most have a flashing light on top of them, they have a button that you push in case of emergency. kind of like the button in an elevator you push if it stops working.

Surely you jest???

What's supposed to happen when the light starts flashing? How many panic stricken students will one of these "panic stations" hold? Are there "panic police" who decide if a "panic attack" was real or a hoax? Who came up with this idea?

I really wished I hadn't read this post. Good Grief!!!

[LarryH]

Jonathanaf wrote:

I agree with the first statement but disagree with the second and third; most campuses (at least in Texas) are pretty heavily secured with panic stations and LOTS of students.

Just out of curiosity, are "panic stations" real places or is that just a figure of speech.

I don't recall hearing that phrase when I was in school but there are apparently a lot of things I don't remember from that bygone era. OTOH, I recall a couple of things like they were yesterday.

They are real. they are usually about 7-8 ft tall and painted blue, most have a flashing light on top of them, they have a button that you push in case of emergency. kind of like the button in an elevator you push if it stops working.

Surely you jest???

What's supposed to happen when the light starts flashing? How many panic stricken students will one of these "panic stations" hold? Are there "panic police" who decide if a "panic attack" was real or a hoax? Who came up with this idea?

I really wished I hadn't read this post. Good Grief!!!

and even more important . . . how long does it take the "panic police" to arrive once the button has been pushed?

[Jonathanaf]

I would think panic stations ideally just make so much noise and attention that everyone in the vicinity will be attracted to it and can watch what the perp is doing or where he is running to.