Texas Dad Thought Amazon Manager Was Kidnapping His Daughter, Allegedly Shoots Him Dead

A father in Houston, Texas, allegedly shot and killed an Amazon manager he mistakenly believed was kidnapping his daughter.

KHOU reported that the incident occurred at around 1:00 a.m. Christmas Day, but the father did not turn himself in until three weeks later.

The situation unfolded at a Houston gas station, when a Honda SUV passed the father’s GMC at the pump. A woman exited the GMC and chased the SUV, which appeared to accelerate into the road and speed away. Subsequently, the father stepped toward the road and allegedly raised a pistol and fired at the fleeing vehicle.

The SUV driver, 25-year-old Desmond Butler, was hit by one of the father’s rounds and crashed into a nearby pole. He died later at the hospital.