Houston-Area Minister Shot and Killed
A Houston-area minister and musician was killed overnight by a burglar who had broken into his home in west Harris County, according to media reports.
Donald Frazier, 69, was shot and killed in his garage after his own weapon was taken by the suspect during a struggle and used to kill him, according to News 92 FM.
The incident occurred just after 1 a.m. at Frazier’s home off Amber Lake near Clay Road and Texas 6 in the Deerfield Village subdivision.
Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies told KHOU-TV that Frazier and his wife had heard noise in their home and Frazier had went to investigate when he encountered the intruder, who shot him dead after a brief struggle. According to deputies the murder weapon was placed in a trash can. A suspect was taken into custody and has only been described as a 30-year-old male.
News 92 FM reports that the suspect had been stopped by neighborhood watch volunteers earlier on Thursday evening but had said that his mother lived nearby and that he was just going for a walk.
According to his website, Frazier had been an ordained minister since 1974 and had a long and eventful ministry that was marked by his piano-playing, counseling, writing. Listed among the accolades on his website it appears that Frazier was also an honorary member of the Katy Police Officer’s Association.
Courtesy: Houston Chronicle