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Houston pizza delivery driver shoots, kills customer trying to rob him: police
A Texas pizza delivery driver shot and killed a customer early Sunday who was trying to rob him, police said.
The delivery person working for an unnamed establishment arrived at the Park Yellowstone Apartment Homes in Houston just before 12:45 a.m. when a male customer confronted him, the Houston Police Department said.
“A male was making a food delivery to the above address when he was confronted by a male suspect, who pointed a gun at him and demanded his cash,” a police statement said. “Fearing for his life, the male pulled out his gun and fatally shot the suspect.”
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The Park Yellowstone Apartments in Houston. A pizza delivery driver shot and killed a customer in the complex Sunday who was trying to rob him, police said. (Google Maps)
The driver remained at the scene to provide a statement to responding officers, police said. He was not injured.
Homicide investigators were looking for a second male suspect who allegedly took a backpack from the scene.
He was described as a Black male wearing a white hooded sweater.
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office will refer the shooting to a grand jury, police said.
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Jurors deliberating the fate of the man accused of starting the Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California’s history, failed to reach a verdict Thursday afternoon, telling the judge they were deadlocked.
A spokesperson from the United States Attorney’s Office told KTLA that jurors will continue to deliberate until they reach a verdict or give up.
Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, a former Uber driver and one-time Pacific Palisades resident, is accused of starting the Lachman Fire on New Year’s Eve. The fire continued to smolder underground for about a week, even after Los Angeles firefighters believed it had been extinguished.
Flames reignited on Jan. 7, erupting into the deadly Palisades Fire that killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes in the upscale community, authorities said.
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A courtroom sketch of Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, during his initial court appearance on Oct. 23, 2025. (Bill Robles) -
The U.S. Dept. of Justice booking photo of Jonathan Rinderknecht over the Palisades Fire devastation in Malibu, California in January 2025 (AP).
Prosecutors argued that Rinderknecht deliberately set the fire, claiming he had grown increasingly resentful of wealthy residents and viewed Pacific Palisades as a symbol of that frustration.
“Their case, though circumstantial, is strong,” KTLA legal analyst Alison Triessl said. “The defense is relying on, can they (prosecutors) show beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Rinderknecht actually started this fire and it wasn’t the result of fireworks or some intervening cause.”
The defense argued there is no direct physical evidence tying Rinderknecht to the fire and said the prosecution’s case relies entirely on circumstantial evidence. Rinderknecht did not testify during the trial.
Defense attorney Steve Haney spoke outside the courthouse Wednesday about why he believes it will be difficult for prosecutors to prove how the fire started.
“The lack of scene preservation. The fact that they got there after a lot of the evidence was missing. Not a lot of direct evidence. This is a circumstantial case, which is always difficult as a prosecutor to prove,” Haney said.
Rinderknecht, who was arrested and indicted last October, faces up to 45 years in prison if found guilty of three arson counts, including destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and timber set afire.
Tony Kurzweil contributed to this report
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