Man fatally shot in robbery attempt

A would-be robber was fatally shot by a 23-year-old Humble man in the back seat of a car with his infant child.

The Humble man and his girlfriend had gone to a parking lot in the 10800 block of South Gessner about 9 p.m. Friday to buy a cell phone from a private individual, police said.

As the man and his baby sat in the back seat of the car, several men approached. One of them, armed with a loaded shotgun, tried to get into the car, Houston police spokesman Kese Smith said.

Because the car's child safety locks were on, the man couldn't get out and fearing for him life, he fired a pistol at the intruder, killing him, Smith said.

The case will go to a Harris County grand jury to determine if charges will be filed, Smith said.