Harris County homeowner shoots man who allegedly crashed golf cart through fence on FM 2100

A Harris County homeowner fatally shot a man who crashed a golf cart into his fence during a confrontation on Saturday night, the sheriff’s office says.

Deputies responded to a home in the 24300 block of FM 2100 around 8:30 p.m.  Authorities say the caller reported that he had shot someone in his front yard.

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Deputies arrived and found a man in the front yard of a home, just inside the gate, the sheriff’s office says. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Harris County Sheriffs Office investigates a deadly shooting.

According to the sheriff’s office, the man who died lives in the neighborhood and frequently drives a golf cart back and forth to a nearby store.

On Saturday night, authorities say the homeowner heard his dogs barking and went outside to find the man on some construction machinery along the roadway.

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The homeowner confronted him about it, and the other man told him to mind his own business, authorities say.

The man reportedly then got back into his golf cart and drove over to where the homeowner was standing inside of his gate.

They exchanged words, and the man on the golf cart drove into the homeowner’s gate, the sheriff’s office says.

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According to the sheriff’s office, the gate hit the homeowner, and the homeowner fired multiple shots.

Authorities say the homeowner administered CPR. He is reportedly cooperating with the investigation.

Deputies were also speaking with other people who were in the house at the time of the shooting.

Once the investigation is complete, the sheriff’s office will turn the case over to the district attorney’s office to see if any charges will be filed.