Reply #14: Having deja vu of Gordon Hale, III

[Kennah]

Hale was the first person issued a Concealed Handgun License in Texas to shoot and kill someone, Kenny Tavai.

Early reports sounded like a simple fender bender led to Hale killing Tavai in a fit of road rage. Why didn't he just drive off? Why didn't he just stop and exchange information for the minor accident? Blah-blah-blah.

Months later, when the grand jury refused to indict, a completely different image emerged.

Side view mirrors of the two vehicles apparently clipped one another, but it was unclear who was at fault. Hale did not realize this, or maybe he drove off and failed to stop intentionally, but Tavai did notice and drove after Hale. Hale stopped at a red light, cars in front, to each side, and Tavai's vehicle pulled up behind and stopped. Tavai told his passenger, upon exiting his vehicle, "I'm going to kick some ass." Tavai got to Hale and began striking him in the face. Hale stated while Tavai was striking him repeatedly in the face, he was seeing stars and feeling like he about to go unconscious. That was when he shot. Hale suffered a partially detached retina from being struck by Tavai.