A grand jury in Texas declined to file charges against the man who last year shot and killed a suspected robber at a Houston-area taqueria before returning the stolen money to other patrons, authorities announced on Wednesday.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg’s office said in a statement that grand jurors “no billed” the armed customer, who has not been publicly identified, following an investigation by the Houston Police Department into the fatal shooting of 30-year-old Eric Eugene Washington.
The “no bill” decision means at least nine of 12 randomly selected residents who made up the panel determined probable cause did not exist, “effectively clearing the individual of criminal wrongdoing,” according to the district attorney. “This process ensures that members of the community, rather than the District Attorney’s Office, determine the appropriate outcome in…
