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LUBBOCK, Texas — Christopher Carter, 43, the landlord who shot 28-year-old Jonathan Villarreal in the South Overton neighborhood, told 911 that Villarreal was trying to break into the home at the time of the shooting, a police report obtained by EverythingLubbock.com on Wednesday revealed.
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Officers were called to the 2000 block of 15th Street just before 12:30 p.m. on January 24.
A report from the Lubbock Police Department identified Carter as a landlord who was conducting business at a home when Villarreal and another man entered. The report stated Carter called 911 and said someone was “breaking into his property and that he had shot the unknown subject.”
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Police walked to the backyard of the residence and found a door to a back apartment opened. The report said a woman was inside who “appeared to be very scared.” The woman told police she was looking at the apartment to possibly rent it when the shooting happened.