Houston, TX - June 11th, 2007:  A man died while trying to stop a robbery of a taco stand outside a bar he owned in the 13500 block of Almeda Road in southwest Houston.  The shooting occurred around 1:15 a.m. at the Mi Ranchito Night Club. Police said two men were trying to rob a a taco stand near the bar’s front door when the owner, Resendo Rios, of 2100 block of Kilkenny,  tried to intervene.  Rios, 49, suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital where he later died.  The two men escaped in an unknown vehicle. [Houston Chronicle]

Taco Town salutes this fallen hero.. any taco that a man will give his life for must be worth a try..  Resendo Rios, may you rest peacefully and well-fed in Taco Heaven..