Dad accused of killing teen found in daughter's room

Authorities investigate the shooting of a teen at a home in the 22300 block of Bridgestone Ridge, Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Houston. The shooing happened about 2:30 a.m. on Bridgestone Ridge near FM 2920 after a man found a a 17-year-old male in his daughter's bedroom. There was a struggle and the teen was shot. less Authorities investigate the shooting of a teen at a home in the 22300 block of Bridgestone Ridge, Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Houston. The shooing happened about 2:30 a.m. on Bridgestone Ridge near FM 2920 ... more Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 11 Caption Close Dad accused of killing teen found in daughter's room 1 / 11 Back to Gallery

A Harris County grand jury will decide what, if any, charges will be filed against a Spring father accused of fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy he found in his teenage daughter's bedroom Thursday morning.

Few details were forthcoming about the family that recently moved into a modest, single-story brick home in the 22000 block of Bridgestone Ridge.

Harris County investigators said the suspect's 16-year-old daughter let the boy into the house. Her father told investigators he heard noises coming from his daughter's bedroom about 2:30 a.m. and went to investigate.

He found the 17-year-old in the bedroom, and there was an altercation before the boy was shot once.

Authorities on Thursday did not identify the boy or the 55-year-old suspect, who was taken to a nearby hospital after the shooting for symptoms of a panic attack.

Neighbors said the two-minivan family moved in earlier this month and was renting the three-bedroom home.

"Nothing like this has ever happened here before," one neighbor said. Neighbors declined to give their names but said the area is generally crime-free. "Kids get run off from the (subdivision's) lakes nearby, but that's about it."

The accused shooter was not arrested or charged with a crime on Thursday.

A news release from the Harris County Sheriff's Office said officers are preparing a case that will be presented to the grand jury.

It is not uncommon in Harris County for grand jurors to decide if a crime was committed in fatal shootings that may have self-defense claims or other legal issues.

In 2008, a grand jury declined to indict Pasadena retiree Joe Horn after he fatally shot two burglars in the back as they ran across his front yard.

Horn made national headlines because he was on the phone with a 911 operator who was telling him to stay inside and out of harm's way.

The Nov. 14, 2007, call ended with the sound of Horn racking a shell into his 12-gauge shotgun's chamber, followed by three gunshots that killed Colombians Diego Ortiz, 30, and Hernando Riascos Torres, 38.

Grand jurors in that case decided the act was a justifiable use of deadly force and did not constitute murder.

The men had taken about $2,000 from the home next door to Horn's.

Horn's defense hinged on his assertion that he had fired out of fear for his life, making the shooting justifiable under Texas law.

Chronicle reporter Dale Lezon contributed to this report.