Father-of-two good Samaritan is shot and killed while trying to save his 16-year-old neighbor from getting robbed
- Texan Moyses Arreguin, 28, was fatally shot by robbers on Friday night
- He saw the two men attempting to rob his 16-year-old neighbor in his driveway
- Arreguin ran over to help his neighbor, hitting one of the robbers with a bat
- While the teen ran away, the robbers shot at Arreguin, hitting him twice
A Texas father of two was fatally shot while attempting to assist a neighborhood teen who was being robbed at gunpoint in his driveway.
Moyses Arreguin, 28, of Harris County, Texas, was shot twice by robbers Friday at about 11pm while he tried to protect the teen from them, according to authorities.
His wife said that he had been home that night when he saw the robbery in progress, grabbed a baseball bat and then ran two doors over to help his 16-year-old neighbor, KHOU reported.
Witnesses said that Arreguin managed to successfully hit one of the two robbers, which gave the teenager enough time to run away.
Moyses Arreguin, 28, of Harris County, Texas, was shot twice by robbers Friday night
Arreguin, of Harris County, Texas, had run over with a baseball bat to try to protect a teenage neighbor from being robbed at gunpoint, when he was shot and killed
The robbers then shot at Arreguin, hitting him twice, authorities said.
The teen was not injured during the scuffle, but Arreguin died from his injuries.
The robbers were described as being young Hispanic males and were said to have fled from the scene in a dark-colored sedan, ABC 13 reported.
Witnesses said that the robbers were cruising up and down the street before stopping at the 16-year-old’s house. He was sitting in his drive away at the time. Neighbors reported hearing at least three gunshots.
Authorities are asking anybody with information about the incident to call HCSO at (713) 221-6000 or Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-8477.
Witnesses said that the robbers had been driving up and down the block before the incident
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