This is one (umpteenth) news item that sends shivers down your spine.
A few weeks ago, as he was about to join a restaurant in downtown Houston with his girlfriend, a 29-year-old Texan was accosted by a man claiming to work for the restaurant. .
The man then demanded 40 dollars from the couple to allow them to park in the parking lot, specifying that this sum would be reimbursed at the exit of the restaurant, the receipt being taken as proof.
Without flinching, the couple complies, but it is only once seated that the young man and his companion realize the scam. The staff explaining to them that no payment should have been claimed, the parking lot of the establishment being freely accessible.
Like nothing ever happened
In the greatest calm, the Texan then gets up from the table, tells his girlfriend that he will be back soon and goes to his car, from where he pulls out a gun.
A witness reportedly saw him go in search of the author of the scam, still calm, then heard a gunshot, before seeing him return to put the weapon back in his car and return to his place in the restaurant. to enjoy his dessert as if nothing had happened.
Unaware of the facts, his companion having simply told him to have scared the individual away, his girlfriend will discover the truth a few days later, seeing their photo pass on a call for witnesses launched by the Houston police on Twitter.
Arrested a few days ago 200 kilometers from Houston, after his companion alerted the police, the Texan was charged with murder and sent to prison.
His victim died of his injuries after being taken to hospital.
