A young man whose family convenience
store had been a target for criminals since it opened gunned down a robber this
weekend when the man threatened his sister.
Usman Seth, 20, of Houston, said the
night had been uneventful before the gunman burst in around 10pm.
The robber had a shotgun, and
threatened Seth's sister at the cash register.
'I wanted to make the threat go
away,' Seth told the Houston Chronicle.
He says his father handed him a 9mm
Smith & Wesson handgun and he opened fire.
'My family - their lives - were in my
hands,' he said. 'I had to protect them.'
He managed to hit the robber in the
man's leg, but the masked man returned fire. He kept threatening us,' Seth told
reporters.
As the gunfight continued, the robber
positioned himself beside a Dr. Pepper cooler. Finally Seth was able to hit him
again, eventually killing the man.
Seth said he recognized the man's
face when first responders arrived and removed the man's mask.
He was a young Hispanic who had come
into the store about 30 minutes earlier.
The robber's name has not been
released.
However, Seth said the man's brother
came to the store Saturday morning and threatened to take revenge by murdering
the family.
Seth's father, also named Usman Seth,
59, said he worries the family will have peace after this. 'We are continuously getting threats
from them,' he said.
A grand jury is expected to review
the case.
The Seth family opened the store
three years ago after moving from New York.
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