A frightened Houston-area elderly woman accidentally killed her young firefighter neighbor earlier this week after mistaking him for an intruder, according to a report by KHOU, the CBS affiliate in Houston.<br /><br />Sam Keen, 27, a Houston Fire Department fireman, had been out celebrating St. Patrick's Day with colleagues on Monday night. <br /><br />After a night of drinking, Keen took a cab home but instead was unwittingly dropped off in front of his neighbor's house.<br /><br />"No one did anything wrong. It was just a confluence of events that provoked a tragedy," said Mayor Parker, according to the report. "My understanding is that the firefighter, off-duty, had been out. He did what he was supposed to do: he took a cab ride home, got dropped off in the wrong place and wasn't aware of it. Tried to get into what he thought was his house and was tragically shot."<br /><br />Keen's 64-year-old neighbor, who police have yet to identify, heard noises coming from her front porch. Thinking an attempted break-in was afoot, she warned the perceived burglar that she had a gun.<br /><br />She told authorities, that the man nonetheless continued his attempt to enter the home. She fired two rounds through her door before calling 911.<br /><br />Keen, a newlywed who had also served in the Marines, was pronounced dead at a Houston hospital. He is survived by his wife.
