Texas husband shoots 2 bank robbers that abducted him, his wife, police say

[Karee 4,191]

COLUMBUS, Texas – Authorities say a Houston-area man turned the tables on two bank robbery suspects who had abducted him and his wife by pulling a gun on the unsuspecting duo and shooting them both, killing one of them.

The suspects apparently knew that the woman worked at the First National Bank of Eagle Lake in Columbus, and they abducted her and her husband at gunpoint at their residence north of the city on Thursday and drove them back to the bank, Columbus County Sheriff's Sgt. Andrew Weido told Houston television station KHOU.

The suspects forced the woman to taken an undisclosed amount of money from the bank, then forced the husband to drive them in his truck down Highway 71, Weido said. It was then that the husband grabbed a gun that was in the truck and fired at the suspects, he said.

Officers who responded to a 911 call found both suspects lying on the ground near the truck suffering from gunshot wounds. They were taken to different hospitals, where one of them was pronounced dead. The other suspect remained hospitalized in critical condition Friday. Columbus County authorities didn't respond to calls for comment Saturday.

Investigators didn't disclose the couple's names or say how much money the woman was forced to take from the bank. Investigators have not released the name of the couple or how much money they were forced to take out.

Those who know the couple said that the community has their back.

"I'm sure that they're both going to be upset for a while," resident Brenda Buehler said. "It's a frightening thing to have happen, but I think everybody's going to tell them good job."

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[GandD 5,966]

Yes, sometimes it helps to have a firearm. I might also point out that if the two abductors did not have firearms, its likely none of this would have happened.

[Karee 4,191]

Yes, sometimes it helps to have a firearm. I might also point out that if the two abductors did not have firearms, its likely none of this would have happened.

Agreed. I doubt the criminals will be giving up their illegal firearms any time soon though.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

No way. Guns never deter crime, they only get used against their owner. The man should have let the robbers abduct and kill him and his wife. Why should he defend his family? The robbers may have just released them unharmed and he should not have acted just in case they did let them go. And if they didn't he should have let them subject himself and his wife to whatever abuse the criminals decided to inflict upon them. What right does a person have to defend themselves? Plus, he probably was looking for trouble and wanted to kill someone because the was carrying a gun. And we all know that the only reason these "gun nutters" carry is because they have small penises and they secretly hope to be able to shoot someone to compensate for their lack of manhood.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Sounds like a Coen brothers film

[GandD 5,966]

Agreed. I doubt the criminals will be giving up their illegal firearms any time soon though.

For sure not. It would be nice to see legislation aimed at reducing those numbers IMO.

[Darnell 8,479]

Gun on Gun? Cool !

All Hail the City of Columbus !

[Penny Lane 8,159]

No way. Guns never deter crime, they only get used against their owner. The man should have let the robbers abduct and kill him and his wife. Why should he defend his family? The robbers may have just released them unharmed and he should not have acted just in case they did let them go. And if they didn't he should have let them subject himself and his wife to whatever abuse the criminals decided to inflict upon them. What right does a person have to defend themselves? Plus, he probably was looking for trouble and wanted to kill someone because the was carrying a gun. And we all know that the only reason these "gun nutters" carry is because they have small penises and they secretly hope to be able to shoot someone to compensate for their lack of manhood.

If only people truly thought this way. It'd be much more entertaining.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

If only people truly thought this way. It'd be much more entertaining.

But they do.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

But they do.

If you say so. I must have missed where people said they shouldn't defend themselves or their family. I'm sure someone did though.

[Teddy B 17,252]

No way. Guns never deter crime, they only get used against their owner. The man should have let the robbers abduct and kill him and his wife. Why should he defend his family? The robbers may have just released them unharmed and he should not have acted just in case they did let them go. And if they didn't he should have let them subject himself and his wife to whatever abuse the criminals decided to inflict upon them. What right does a person have to defend themselves? Plus, he probably was looking for trouble and wanted to kill someone because the was carrying a gun. And we all know that the only reason these "gun nutters" carry is because they have small penises and they secretly hope to be able to shoot someone to compensate for their lack of manhood.

It's a proven fact that if you cut a 1/2 inch off a gun nutters #######, they'd have a scab on the back of their #######.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

If you say so. I must have missed where people said they shouldn't defend themselves or their family. I'm sure someone did though.

We discussed at length at what point it was acceptable to use deadly force instead of just letting someone beat you while you hoped they stopped. There was a thread over the weekend where several users stated that it was pointless to carry a gun since the risk of being involved in an assault was almost non existent. These same people said that most likely anyone who carried a gun or had one in their home was far more likely to have it used against them, so they had to be out of their minds to have a gun for protection.

[decocker 7,198]

It's a proven fact that if you cut a 1/2 inch off a gun nutters #######, they'd have a scab on the back of their #######.

damn dude. you are on a roll..

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Agreed. I doubt the criminals will be giving up their illegal firearms any time soon though.

Wh...but...huh?

If we made them illegal they would HAVE to!

Just joking. How would they legally rob banks without them?

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Wh...but...huh?

If we made them illegal they would HAVE to!

Just joking. How would they legally rob banks without them?

Have faith! I'm sure that if were illegal for someone to have an illegal gun all the illegal gun owners would turn them in so that they didn't get into trouble for breaking the law.