Denton police investigating after video shows landlord brandishing gun during conversation
Police in Denton said no charges have been filed but they are investigating after a video went viral showing a landlord holding a gun and telling his tenant “we’ll see what I do” when asked if he was going to shoot.
Denton police said Thursday on Twitter that the tenant in the video initially declined to press charges.
The video starts with the landlord holding a handgun and asking his tenant if they know what he is holding. When the tenant says yes, the landlord says he just wanted to make sure they “knew it was there.” The video then cuts to the two of them standing on stairs in the home, where the landlord said he would not hesitate to defend himself.
The tenant, who has been identified by people on social media as a student at a local university, asks if they threatened the landlord. After another cut, the landlord is seen standing closer to the person making the recording. The tenant asks what would happen if they went to the kitchen.
“You going to shoot me?” the tenant asks in the video.
“We’ll see what I do,” the landlord responds. “ If I have the gun with me, maybe you should figure it out. You think you’re so smart. You figure out what I’m going to do.”
Police have not identified the landlord or the tenant.