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Man charged with murder after he shot and killed an armed home intruder
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:34 pm
Weird story... a man in Texas killed an armed intruder in his home... but is being charged with murder.
How is this possible?
How is this possible?
quote:
BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA/Gray News) — A man in Texas is charged with murder after he shot and killed a home intruder, police said. The Big Spring Police Department said it responded to the shooting Friday night. Responding officers found Joel Adrian Florez, 43, and a 40-year-old woman standing outside the home.
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Florez told officers there was a gunshot victim inside the home, later identified as 36-year-old Phillip Samuel Lozano. Investigators found that Lozano, who was armed, forced his way into the home and was shot by Florez. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The police department determined there was probable cause to charge Florez with murder.
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Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:36 pm to SallysHuman
Back of head in foyer?
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:37 pm to SallysHuman
If you cant shoot people in Texas, where can you shoot em? There has to be a whole lot more to the story.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:37 pm to SallysHuman
Considering that Texas has among the most robust self-defense statutes in the nation, my guess is that the media is being willfully ignorant of whatever major glaring fricking issue is in the arrest warrant that would mean that this wouldn't turn into a national ragebait news story.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:37 pm to Chad504boy
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Back of head in foyer?
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:38 pm to Chad504boy
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Back of head in foyer?
How could I tell which way he was facing in the dark, officer?
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:38 pm to SallysHuman
Sounds like bullshite!
Now this guy is going to have to hire a Lawyer. And go broke. All to prove his innocence.
Pisses me off.
Now this guy is going to have to hire a Lawyer. And go broke. All to prove his innocence.
Pisses me off.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:38 pm to SallysHuman
Big Spring is not where i was expecting to see that.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:39 pm to SallysHuman
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How is this possible?
Maybe if the OP had more details, we'd know
But I'm guessing the intruder got shot in the back while attempting to flee
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:39 pm to upgrayedd
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upgrayedd
Also wouldn't matter. In both Texas and Louisiana, if someone is actively prowling in your home, you don't have to give them a sporting chance in turning around.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:41 pm to moe1967
quote:
Sounds like bullshite!
Now this guy is going to have to hire a Lawyer. And go broke. All to prove his innocence.
Pisses me off.
A headline with very little relevant detail has caused you to have an emotional reaction.
Our current rage-addicted society in a nutshell.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:41 pm to Tiger Prawn
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But I'm guessing the intruder got shot in the back while attempting to flee
Or the homeowner is a felon maybe? Not sure how far that plays into a self defense case.
This post was edited on 1/13/26 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:41 pm to Tiger Prawn
quote:
Maybe if the OP had more details, we'd know
That's the whole story minus a wrap up sentence, that's why I thought it was strange... here's the LINK I forgot to include it in the topic post.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:43 pm to SallysHuman
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That's the whole story minus a wrap up sentence, that's why I thought it was strange... here's the LINK I forgot to include it in the topic post.
If you c/p the first paragraph into google, you'll see a dozen different locals news affiliates all running the identical short story. Pretty standard for local TV news affiliates these days, unfortunately.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:44 pm to Dantheman504
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Or the homeowner is a felon maybe? Not sure how far that plays into a self defense case.
It doesn't. He could potentially be charged with felon in possession, but his status as a felon wouldn't justify being charged with murder if it would otherwise be legitimate self defense or defense of property.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:44 pm to SallysHuman
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Investigators found that Lozano, who was armed, forced his way into the home and was shot by Florez. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The police department determined there was probable cause to charge Florez with murder.
Detectives obtained a murder warrant for Florez. He was arrested on Saturday and booked into the Howard County Detention Center.
It’s unclear whether Florez and Lozano knew each other.
Shitty reporting is shitty.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:45 pm to Dantheman504
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Or the homeowner is a felon maybe? Not sure how far that plays into a self defense case.
I don't think that would be a murder charge though if it were an otherwise legal shoot? Just a "felon in illegal possession of a firearm" charge
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:46 pm to Dantheman504
quote:In that case he would only be charged with felon in possession, not murder.
Or the homeowner is a felon maybe?
There is more to this story.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:46 pm to SallysHuman
Assuming “armed home intruder” is accurate, it’ll take some interesting facts to support the charge in Texas.
Something like “homeowner imprisons and starves armed home intruder for three weeks before killing him”
Or “armed home intruder killed by kidnapper when attempting to rescue his kidnapped daughter”
Something like “homeowner imprisons and starves armed home intruder for three weeks before killing him”
Or “armed home intruder killed by kidnapper when attempting to rescue his kidnapped daughter”
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:49 pm to SallysHuman
Phillip Samuel Lozano was banging his ole lady, when he tried to jump out of the window he was shot in the arse, then fell back in the home.
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