This week, a Texas juvenile court found the parent of a teen who shot and killed three of his fellow teenagers in a convenience store on the day after Christmas in 2021 guilty of capital murder.
Texas Father Suspected Of Killing His Son
After a jury deliberated for three hours on Friday, 34-year-old Richard Acosta was found guilty and faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Abel Acosta, Jr., shot and killed Xavier Gonzalez, 14, Rafael Garcia, 17, and Ivan Noyala, 16, at a convenience store in Garland, Texas when they were all 14 years old.
On the night of the shooting, Richard drove his son to and from the convenience store, but he did not pull the trigger. Instead, he waited outside in a truck while his son ran inside the store and opened fire.
Abel has not been found since he vanished on the night of the murders and is believed to be on the run. Richard testified in court that he drove his son to the store, but was unaware that the adolescent was armed and had shot someone.
After the shooting, Abel fled the store and jumped into the back of Richard’s truck. Richard Acosta maintains that he is still unaware of his son’s location.
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Suspect Steals Security Guard’s Gun
Meanwhile, a Texas security guard who was an off-duty police officer shot a man who had stolen his stun gun and tased him as he was being escorted out of the establishment.
The San Antonio Police Department says that they responded to a shooting call at the Twin Peaks located on Southwest Loop 410 late on Saturday night.
When they arrived, they found out that a man had been asked to leave the restaurant because of a disturbance.
An off-duty Somerset police officer working security had to physically remove the man from the premises because he was intoxicated and belligerent.
According to the police report, the suspect seized the taser from the officer and shocked him while he resisted. Later, the off-duty cop shot the man in the chest.
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