Police shoot homeowner dead moments after he fatally shot burglar

Texas police shot an armed homeowner dead on Thursday, just seconds after he killed a burglar who tried to break into his house. According to the Dallas Morning News reports, burglar Jerry Wayne Hale, 30, thought the 'reclusive' homeowner' was already dead. He allegedly came to collect Keith Hall’s possessions. Hall, 57, was equipped with a gun before Hale arrived just before 7:45pm. Witnesses heard gunfire and pleaded with Hall not to shoot the intruder. They called 911. ‘I said, 'No, don’t kill him. I’ve already called the cops. Cops are on the way,'said witness David Murphey to CBS0-DFW.

According to Murphey, the homeowner said, 'Good, I’m going to kill him and then I’m going to shoot them, too.' Hall shot the intruder, stood over him in an alleyway and told him he wanted to shoot him again. The witnesses ran away, frightened. The police arrived, but this was not enough to get Keith Hall to cooperate. When police gave him, ‘loud verbal commands to drop the gun,’ he refused and raised his 9mm gun to point it at police officers. Three officers opened fire and fatally shot 57-year-old Keith Hall. Both Hale and Hall were pronounced dead. No officers were injured.

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