[ldyates]

Man accidentally kills himself while trying to rob a Grand Prairie home

1:05 PM CT
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

By DAN X. McGRAW / The Dallas Morning News
dmcgraw@dallasnews.com

A 19-year-old man accidentally shot and killed himself Tuesday morning while he was attempting to rob a Grand Prairie home, authorities said.

Cameron Sands, 19, of Fort Worth kicked in the door of the house and then shot himself in the stomach as he pulled a gun out of his pants to shoot the homeowner, Grand Prairie police said. The homeowner was not injured.

After Mr. Sands shot himself, he dropped the gun and ran out of the home. Police found his body around 5:30 a.m. in the driveway of the home in the 2800 block Garden Grove Road, said Lt. John Brimmer, a Grand Prairie police spokesman.

“This is the first that I’ve heard of a robbery suspect killing himself as he is drawing a gun out of his waist band,” Lt. Brimmer said. “The criminal evidence points to that. It certainly isn’t common.”

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner has ruled the death an accident.

[TexasRifleman]

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner has ruled the death an accident.

Accident? Sounds like justifiable homicide to me.

Defense of a third person. The guy was a hero, he shot a burglar :)

[foghornl]

Hmmmmm

1.."Mexican Carry" i.e. gun just stuffed in front of pants with no holster is NOT a Good Idea...

2..Keep yer booger hook offa da bang switch till ready to shoot..

[Standing Wolf]

Once in a great, great while, a criminal does the right thing.

[DoubleTapDrew]

Was the homeowner treated for oxygen depravation from laughing so hard?

[ZMP_CTR]

Crazy!

[Shadowangel]

Was the homeowner treated for oxygen depravation from laughing so hard?

No kidding. I can't imagine how confused I would be if I saw that happen. And i'd probably laugh quite a bit after the adrenaline wore off.

[TCB in TN]

I can just picture the event. He kicks in the door, puts his hand on his gun, shouts.........


I AM THE ONLY ONE HERE QUALIFIED TO HAVE A GUN!


And the rest as they say is history!:evil:

[XDKingslayer]

I can honestly say that if that happened to me I wouldn't be physically capable of calling 9-1-1. I would be on the floor locked in a fetal position due to hysterics.

[Bubbles]

Good shoot.

[Cougfan2]

I can just picture the event. He kicks in the door, puts his hand on his gun, shouts.........


I AM THE ONLY ONE HERE QUALIFIED TO HAVE A GUN!

Touche' TCB. Touche' :D

[Janitor]

Man. You just can't make something like that up.

"Mable - did you see what I think I just saw? Wonder if we should call someone."

[Rachen]

God is on the side of the homeowner.

Just based on the article above, the robber was really intent on killing his victim first, then robbing the house. The homeowner probably did something way beyond the call of duty in terms of kindness sometime in his life, therefore, God protected him during that morning.

[ByAnyMeans]

sounds like someone added their own bleach to the gene pool, I say good job.

[Rokyudai]

Thief taking the fiery escalator 'south'.... "Wow, I did NOT see that coming when I woke up this morning."

[esmith]

Ain't no one her profushna enuf to...

[justin 561]

At least we have one less idiot with a gun, and one less criminal.

[RoadkingLarry]

A clear cut case of justifiable suicide. Of course it still would not surprise me if the home owner doesn't get sued by the RDDBG's* family.

*Really Dumb Dead Bad Guy

[TexasRifleman]

Of course it still would not surprise me if the home owner doesn't get sued by the RDDBG's* fa

Would be an interesting application of the Castle Doctrine to say the least :)

[Rupestris]

I'd hire one of those litigation happy lawyers that like to sue homeowners for shooting criminals and sue his family for messin' up my door.

[VARifleman]

How about a link? Don't forget them in the future...

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/061908dnmetrobberydeath.168672f7.html

[jakemccoy]

In NYC (or similar), I sadly wonder if the cops would have arrested the homeowner before investigating.

[Rustynuts]

Maybe we can also get Glocks programmed to KB every time a BG tries to fire one. Instant gun karma.

[skinewmexico]

I don't think the new Castle Doctrine Law in Texas covers this.............

[cerberus65]

A righteous shoot! lol!

If the homeowner and BG didn't know each other I can't imagine how the BG's family could sue but I have no doubt there are bottom-feeding scum out there that would try. Pretty sad!

I'm imagining the BG approaching the Pearly Gates... "Son, you're not supposed to be here yet. What happened?" "Well, I, uh, see, I, uh ..." Priceless! Course, a low-life like that probably got a pitchfork in the back before he got that far. Figuratively speaking at all, of course... :-)

[nwilliams]

Wow Darwin winner for sure!:D

“This is the first that I’ve heard of a robbery suspect killing himself as he is drawing a gun out of his waist band,” Lt. Brimmer said. “The criminal evidence points to that. It certainly isn’t common.”
Well as Forrest Gump would say, stupid is a stupid does....

[Black Knight]

Who says there is no devine justice? As far as "Mexican Carry" wasn't it Don Adams as Maxwell Smart that kept saying, "Missed it by that much"?

[trinydex]

so he had some pretty bad trigger discpline eh?

[yesit'sloaded]

I gon blas you wit my piece as soon as I whips is out of my BLAMM. Can't make this stuff up. Maybe criminals will go back to using revolvers after this.

[rero360]

"excuse me while I whip this out" BANG!

[Defensory]

Too bad all attempted armed robberies/home invasions don't end this way! :p

[unspellable]

Is this a justifiable homicide because it stopped a serious crime in progress or is it a murder because a death was caused in the commision of a felony?

[Cowboybootnut]

We need more criminals like this one, perhaps they should teach more "Mexican Carry" in prison.

[OFT]

His last words were "Nobody moves or I'll shoot the idiot".

[Grizzly Adams]

I shouldn't but I have to ask. Did he really shoot himself in the stomach or shoot his dinghy off?

[FieroCDSP]

I'd imagine, Grizzly, that he did indeed shoot himself in the gut if he ended up bleeding out. Then again, if you were to shoot Captain Winky while in the process of breaking and entering, would you go to the hospital and admit it, or would you rather die painfully.

[Grizzly Adams]

FieroCDSP, that would be a hard choice. The incident and the comments were so funny I just had to ask.

[Robert Hairless]

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner has ruled the death an accident.

I'm surprised that nobody here has yet argued that it's a negligent discharge.

[offthepaper]

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner has ruled the death an accident.


More like death by stupidity.:neener:

[Funderb]

I bet the homeowner just stood there after the event and continued eating his lunch, exhumed a muffled "huh", and called 911 after finishing the meal.

at least that's what I would do.
I would really be more confused than anything.