Houston man shot to death after putting on bullet proof vest at party

[DonViejo]

Source: Houston Chronicle




By Robert Downen Updated 10:28 am, Sunday, March 4, 2018


A man died at a party he was throwing at his home in the Heights after he put on a bullet proof vest and a guest shot him, Houston Police said.

Police were dispatched to the garage apartment on 23rd Street early Sunday. It was not immediately clear if the bullet had gone through the vest or if the shooter had missed the vest.

The suspect and another witness fled the scene, HPD said. Homicide detectives are trying to determine if the incident was a dare or not, and no charges have been filed.

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MAN SHOT AND KILLED AT HIS OWN PARTY AFTER PUTTING ON BULLETPROOF VEST

BY HARRIET SINCLAIR ON 3/4/18 AT 12:39 PM

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The authorities are not yet able to determine whether the bullet from the gun went through the vest the man was wearing, or if the person who fired the gun missed and shot outside of the bulletproof vest area.

A forensic team is examining the evidence to see whether the bullet hit the vest or not.

Police were called to the Houston residence at around 1:30 am on Sunday following a report of a fatal shooting in the area, and told local media that there are thought to have been between six and eight people at the gathering when the shooting took place.

The authorities are currently working to find the man who allegedly fired the fatal shot at the party host, along with one other witness, in order to understand more about what happened at the party.

The news comes several months after a man in England shot dead his best friend testing out a protective vest that his friend, the victim had purchased from a military hardware store and believed to be bulletproof.

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[Richard D]

1. Only 3 months into 2018

And we have a Darwin winner.

[Igel]

5. Surely we've overlooked some potential winners.

Although this is, indeed, a strong contender for the Darwin Award.

[lagomorph777]

39. Wooh! When is the Darwin ceremony? Is it part of Awards Season?

[lunasun]

2. Guns and fun . Yeah now that makes a party!

[PJMcK]

6. Don't forget the alcohol (n/t)

[Angry Dragon]

3. Republicans should have vest parties

[lagomorph777]

40. The Kevlar Challenge - a circular firing squad. Now that's a PAAAARRRRTEEEEEE!

[RhodeIslandOne]

41. That's awful!

And I love it!

[Girard442]

4. Missed the vest.

No true assailant would miss the vest.

[7962]

7. "Hold my beer"

[Arkansas Granny]

10. My first thought, as well.

[petronius]

19. Always a bright side, right? Someone scored an extra beer

without even having to walk to the keg...

[7962]

30. Oh man.........

[BeyondGeography]

8. Testing the vest at 1:30 am huh

Sterling idea.

[truthisfreedom]

9. Darwin Award if he asked to be shot.

[Canoe52]

31. Should make the top ten for the year.

[lkinwi]

11. Sometimes there are no words to describe stupid.

[xor]

12. Well at least the bulletproof vest likely wasn't ruined in the process of this idiocy.

Although, maybe it was a flawed vest and they did hit the vest. Either way, why would someone do this? Even if all went well, then wouldn't the process of testing the vest destroy it? So if they felt confident enough that vest was of good quality, then they were actually planning ruining the vest. I suppose I am expecting too much to think someone who willingly has someone shoot them would think things through logically.

[Stallion]

13. Maybe He Can Get His Money Back--oh wait

He can't because he's dead

[nini]

14. Thoughts and Prayers

Sounds like Dumb and Dumber.

[jmowreader]

15. Liquor and guns are never a good mix

The idiot who shot at the idiot who was wearing the vest has a big problem: "But officer, he told me to!" is not a defense to a charge of homicide.

Because as we know, the only thing that stops a drunk guy with a gun is a gun store owner who won't sell him any ammo.

[barbtries]

16. i've heard you can't fix stupid.

this is some of the stupidest shit i've heard lately.

[old guy]

17. Shoulda used a text book.

[KWR65]

23. Was that gal ever convicted?

[old guy]

26. That I don't know.

I was refering to the Oklahoma sheriff who is testing AR15 rounds into text books to see which ones are the best I guess.

[KWR65]

35. Oh Ok. There was a lady in MN that shot & killed her boyfriend using a textbook to stop the bullet.

I just looked up her case and she received 90 days in jail and 10 years probation.

[DFW]

18. This is what passes for parlor games at the house parties of gun owners.

In the famous words of our illustrious Republican former governor: "oops."

[sinkingfeeling]

20. Darwin.

[KWR65]

22. Yep. There is no such thing as a bullet proof vest unless it is made out of thick iron or steel.

[JDC]

21. Sorry, but I find this funny.

W have turned into a nation of idiots.

Think I'll throw a William Tell party....

[gibraltar72]

24. Sometimes the process of natural selection

is very messy.

[maxrandb]

25. Watching too much Supertroopers

[mikeysnot]

28. And we used blanks...

can't wait for ST II

[sheshe2]

27. This is their well armed militia.

One AM, alcohol and fun and games with gunz.

[Ferrets are Cool]

29. Famous last words...Hey, Watch this!

[Xipe Totec]

32. Bullet proof vests come with a lifetime warranty nt

[GETPLANING]

33. True story

I was at a party at a condominium in Houston, when the host (most of the guests were gun nuts) took out his Glock pistol and was showing it to his friends. It went off. The bullet went through a coffee table, through the floor, and into the apartment below us. Luckily, the owners of the apartment downstairs were upstairs at the party. Everyone sobered up pretty quick - for about an hour.
We picked the bullet out of their kitchen floor the next day. Idiots with guns...

[Jedi Guy]

34. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes... N/T

[Javaman]

36. Darwin. nt

[packman]

37. Perhaps - he says knowing full well the answer - there was a bit of drinking going on?

[Quemado]

38. This qualifies for "Thinning the herd"

"Thinning the herd" is one of my all-time favorite newspaper columns: https://www.uexpress.com/news-of-the-weird

[Sancho]

42. NRA beer pong?