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Sam Keen

Case from Houston, TX dated Mar 17, 2014

Victim Details

Sam Keen

Female

White / Caucasian

Houston

TX

2014-03-17

27

Sam

Keen

07/19/2026

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On March 17, 2014, Sam Keen, a 27-year-old male firefighter with the Houston Fire Department, tragically died after being shot by his next-door neighbor in Porter, Texas. The incident occurred when Keen, who was celebrating St. Patrick's Day, mistakenly entered the wrong house after taking a cab home. The 64-year-old woman who shot him believed he was an intruder and fired two shots through the door in self-defense.

Keen, who was off-duty at the time, was rushed to a Houston hospital but ...
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