Police say one of the thieves came from underneath the man's pickup truck and shot him in the chest.
HOUSTON, Texas -- Police say a man is expected to survive after being shot in the chest over a catalytic converter in northwest Houston.
Officers were dispatched just after midnight Thursday to Thousand Oaks Court after a man called to report that it looked like there was a group of men trying to steal a catalytic converter from his pickup truck. After making the call, the man went outside to confront the suspects, who were in a grey Charger. As he approached them, one man came from underneath his truck and shot him in the chest, police say.The man was transported to a local area hospital, where he is expected to survive.According to International Association of Auto Theft Investigators, on the black market, a catalytic converter can be worth as much as $1,600.
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