Man shooting gun in his yard killed by armed neighbor

Many news paper articles just do not give enough information about an incident to allow their readers to come to an informed conclusion. Many of them try to lead the reader, often they are mis-leading.

This is an example of an article not providing enough necessary information.

From the Houston Chronicle:

By Lindsay Wise

Man allegedly firing shots killed in northeast Houston

The fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man in northeast Houston on Friday night will be referred to a grand jury, police said.

Witnesses told investigators Gerald Tyrone Butler was threatening people with a handgun in front of a home in the 2200 block of w Bringhurst about 7 p.m. Butler allegedly fired shots at several people, including a 45-year-old man, who returned fire with a rifle, striking Butler once, police said.

Seems pretty cut and dried to me. "Butler allegedly fired shots at several people, including a 45-year-old man, who returned fire with a rifle, striking Butler once..."

It appears that the goblin was in the front yard taking pot shots at folks. The neighbor retrieved a rifle and returned fire. It would be nice if the reporter had mentioned at what point the police were called, and their response time. No matter I guess, they got there in time to pack up the goblin and send him off to the hospital, where he died.