Current Events > Texas Man pauses date to kill parking lot scammer, then resumes his date

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https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article274794306.html

A Texas man is accused of fatally shooting a fake parking attendant while on a date in Houston, according to police. Erick Aguirre, 29, went to downtown Houston on April 11 to meet with a woman. They arrived in separate vehicles before 8 p.m., and shortly after they parked, they were approached by a man claiming to be a parking attendant, according to a criminal complaint filed April 14 in Harris County. The man, Elliott Nix, told them it would cost $20 per vehicle to park, but that they could get their money back at the end of the night if they showed him a receipt from the restaurant, the documents said. Aguirre gave the man $40 and walked to the restaurant with his date. But moments later, surveillance camera video captures Aguirre sprinting out of the restaurant and grabbing something from inside his vehicle after an employee told him Nix was a scammer, documents said. A witness told investigators he saw Aguirre chasing after Nix with a handgun. They disappeared from view but the witness heard a gunshot, then saw Aguirre nonchalantly walking back to his car, putting the pistol away and heading back to the restaurant, documents said.

Aguirre left Nix wounded and lying in the street while he resumed his date, according to the complaint. A driver passing by spotted Nix on the ground, in the right lane, with his head on the curb and a gunshot wound to the torso, documents said. First responders arrived, and Nix was taken to a hospital. He was pronounced dead at 8:43 p.m. The woman Aguirre was with reached out to investigators through an attorney April 13, two days after the date, documents said. She told investigators she didnt hear any gunshots, and Aguirre told her he had just scared the guy and everything was fine. She shared photos from their date in which Aguirre is wearing clothing that matches the man seen in surveillance video. Based on the times the photos were taken, their date went on for several hours after the shooting. Aguirre was arrested April 15 and is facing a charge of murder, according to court documents.

Ending your own life for 40 dollars. Dumb. (Talking about the murderer.)

I hope he's found guilty because this sounds stupid as hell:

Houston criminal defense attorney Grant Scheiner, whos not affiliated with the case, said that under state laws related to protection of property, Aguirres attorney will likely be able to make an argument that the use of deadly force was justified.

But the circumstances related to this case, including retrieving a weapon when there was no immediate danger and then continuing with ones dinner after the alleged shooting, will not help Aguirre, Scheiner said.

Fucking barbaric

Actual psycho shit.

Imagine dying because you want to scam people in the most trigger happy state in the union.

Jesus Christ wtf

what a maniac. it's not like the guy robbed him at gunpoint, he just scammed him out of 40 bucks. scammers are shit but the non psycho response would be to just call the cops

SupermanLost posted...

surveillance camera video captures Aguirre sprinting out of the restaurant and grabbing something from inside his vehicle after an employee told him Nix was a scammer

The inception of the downfall.

is now the correct time to talk about gun control?

Shocked Texas is actually gonna charge him. I figured Abbot had already turned it into a lawless wasteland full of vigilantes.

andel posted...

scammers are shit but the non psycho response would be to just call the cops

not justifying what the man did, but would the cops even have done anything?

That's psychopath behavior

The scammers deserved consequences for his actions, but not death.

But at the same time, after seeing the massive trauma inflicted on my grand mother by scammers who made her lose all her money before death, I feel different about it and I find it hard to feel bad for the scammer

Probably should check his property for more bodies

Bruh its 20$. Either punch him and get it back or laugh it off.

Fuckin psycho.

epik_fail1 posted...

The scammers deserved consequences for his actions, but not death.

But at the same time, after seeing the massive trauma inflicted on my grand mother by scammers who made her lose all her money before death, I feel different about it and I find it hard to feel bad for the scammer

Nobody's asking you to feel bad for scammers, this a story about a man murdering another man

Being scammed doesn't justify murder, simple as that

You know in the Fallout games when one of the loading screens says that the wasteland is lawless and even the smallest crimes are punishable by death? This country is actually turning into that.

You think the scammer will try this again in the future?

Lordgold666 posted...

You think the scammer will try this again in the future?

Wow dude.

Texas allowing people to carry guns without a permit was a huge mistake

Flauros posted...

Imagine dying because you want to scam people in the most trigger happy state in the union.

Lordgold666 posted...

You think the scammer will try this again in the future?

The pro-life party, everyone.

Scammers hit a certain sore spot for a lot of people. The deception part really gets under the skin

Sounds like some GTA shit. Like I would take Denise on a date in San Andreas and kill drug dealers while driving around

Imagine throwing your life away over 40 bucks

Future ce topic: The perfect guy but he kills someone in cold blood on your first date. Does he get a second date?

__starsnostars posted...

Future ce topic: The perfect guy but he kills someone in cold blood on your first date. Does he get a second date?

'orange flag but not a deal breaker'

manhookcardoor posted...

not justifying what the man did, but would the cops even have done anything?

yeah, i would think so. if there was at least a witness like op insinuates they would arrest the scam artist.

andel posted...

yeah, i would think so. if there was at least a witness like op insinuates they would arrest the scam artist.

Over that little? I doubt they would bother. Tell you to file a complaint, toss it in a drawer and never even look at it I bet.

Pretty sure that little isn't even enough for small claims court in some jurisdictions.

The penalty for such a scam is not, and should not, be death. Nor should armed randos be taking it upon themselves to mete it out. Guns enable these petty squabbles to turn into deadly affairs.

Wow, popping trunk over 40 dollars. That's one hell of a temper on that dude. Two lives ended over 40 dollars one's dead the other's either gonna be put on death row or be in prison for the rest of his life.

i am SHOCKED that this happened in texas

CableZL posted...

Texas allowing people to carry guns without a permit was a huge mistake

But you see, easily accessible guns means "we have freedom"

This is Texas. Dude will get away with it.

ScazarMeltex posted...

This is Texas. Dude will get away with it.

The shooter is Hispanic so maybe not.

people need a reminder that they dont live in the fucking wild west and loose gun laws and people getting off scott free for shooting dudes is not helping on that front

Kloe_Rinz posted...

is now the correct time to talk about gun control?

No because if there had been another "good guy" with a gun there to stop the "good guy" with a gun stopping the scammer, this never would've happened!

MorbidFaithless posted...

Ending your own life for 40 dollars. Dumb.

This was stupid for all parties involved.

epik_fail1 posted...

The scammers deserved consequences for his actions, but not death.

But at the same time, after seeing the massive trauma inflicted on my grand mother by scammers who made her lose all her money before death, I feel different about it and I find it hard to feel bad for the scammer

what? how did that happen to your grandmother? do tell

Flauros posted...

Imagine dying because you want to scam people in the most trigger happy state in the union.

Chud looks over situation posted on 261, offers shittiest take possible. Tale as old as time.

haloiscoolisbak posted...

Scammers hit a certain sore spot for a lot of people. The deception part really gets under the skin

The funniest part is the shooter was likely a chud, so he's been getting scammed by his party for years and just taking it.

Reminds me of the scene in American Gangster.

This is the one good guy with a gun they keep talking about

Went back and finished eating, brutal

have fun in prison idiot could have just gotten the scammer arrested

Literally dont mess with Texas, tbh

Of course its fucking Texas.

mybbqrules posted...

Chud looks over situation posted on 261, offers shittiest take possible. Tale as old as time.

mybbqrules posted...

The funniest part is the shooter was likely a chud, so he's been getting scammed by his party for years and just taking it.

What is it with you and the word chud? Yoy are fucking obsessed with it. Is it some kind of projection of your own insecurities?

At this point its just diarrhea of the mouth and clearly some kind of strange obsession.

upon further reflection it's possible this wasn't the first time he killed someone, just the first time he was caught. he was way too casual about it.

mybbqrules posted...

The funniest part is the shooter was likely a chud, so he's been getting scammed by his party for years and just taking it.

Is this your new gimmick now or something?