Abounding weirdness.
[DM] A Texas father has shot and killed a carjacker who brazenly tried to steal his vehicle while his family was inside it.
The unidentified man and his relatives were sitting in a Garland parking lot when a bandit approached the driver's side door and attempted to get in, surveillance video obtained by Fox 4 showed.
The father immediately got out of the sedan and attempted to keep the assailant from entering it, while the rest of his family fled, around 3.30pm on Sunday.
The two struggled as the carjacker managed to get inside the driver's seat. They continued to tussle until the criminal pushed the father out and stood up, closing the back door before getting into the vehicle again.
In a flash, the father managed to get around to the passenger's side front door, where he allegedly fired more than ten rounds at the assailant.
The criminal was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The father turned his gun over to police and is cooperating in the investigation, officials added.
Police are unlikely to file charges against the Texan, as Lieutenant Pedro Barineau told Fox 4 that his actions 'seemed to be self-defense.' |