Taco stand fight ends in fatal shooting east of Conroe

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A shooting at a taco stand left one man dead in Montgomery County Saturday.

Sheriff's deputies were called at 10:23 a.m. to a shooting Taqueria Maria Bonita in the 21120 block of Highway 105 East, 13 miles east of Conroe.

Investigators reported that a man got into a fight with the owner of a taco stand as part of an ongoing dispute that started several days ago.

The Saturday-morning fight ended with taco stand owner retrieving a gun from his vehicle and fatally shot the man three or four times, deputies reported.

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The owner of the taco stand called 911 immediately after the shooting to request help. The owner and a 16-year-old employee were working at the time. No other injuries were reported.

Montgomery County Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Dunn arrived at the scene and pronounced the man dead.

The man's name is not being released at this time but an autopsy has been ordered and his body was taken the Montgomery County Forensic Center.

"We'll refer this case to the grand jury and there will be no charges filed at this time," Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Lt. John Schmitt told reporters at the scene.

The case remains under investigation.

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