Houston, Texas

From Houston’s ABC13.com of October 3, 2006

Man fights back against would-be thieves

Police say several men went on a violent crime spree overnight, but it came to an abrupt end when their last victim stopped them in the driveway of his southwest Houston home.

Several suspects were seen driving around Monday night in a light colored Dodge Durango. Police believe they robbed at least four people beginning around 11pm Monday night.

But when they allegedly tried holding up a man on Prudence, the homeowner pulled out his own gun and shot one of the suspects in the leg. That wounded suspect left the scene with the others, but later called police himself and told them he'd been injured.

It didn't take long for investigators to realize he was same guy shot by the robbery victim.

"Yes, at this time, we believe the suspect after being shot by the homeowner returned to his residence and called police and informed them he'd been shot in a drive-by," said Sgt. Mathew Jenkins with the Houston Police Department. "We have since learned that was not the case."

The other suspects apparently tried to check up on their friend in the hospital. Police spotted that Dodge Durango nearby and briefly chased the suspects, who bailed out and escaped. Police believe it was the same Durango used in the other crimes.