Homeowner guns down 19-year-old installing fiber optic cable, Texas cops say

A homeowner is accused of gunning down a utility worker who was installing fiber optic cables, Texas officials told news outlets.

The shooting happened at about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, in Magnolia, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Investigators say there was a “disturbance” between 53-year-old Keith Matthews and the 19-year-old worker. The dispute “escalated,” and Matthews “shot the utility worker multiple times,” according to deputies…

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