Posted on 09/13/2005 7:18:10 AM PDT by School of Rational Thought
An armed bystander shot and killed a carjacker Monday morning in Acworth, Ga., after the suspect caused an accident that killed his female victim.
... Still carrying a handgun, the carjacker fled from the SUV on foot, running toward the Raceway gas station on the northeast corner of the intersection.
A man who had witnessed the carjacking and followed the Sequioa in his black 2004 Dodge Ram truck confronted the gunman in the intersection. According to police, the citizen – identified as Shawn Roberts – shot the suspect three times, killing him ... read more
Shawn Roberts is a hero.
I bet this is one that will not be moving back to N.O.
Criminals hate armed victims...
Quick thinking and accurate shooting by this upstanding citizen prevented the further loss of innocent life.
He sure did save the taxpayers of Cobb County a lot of money taking this POS out like he did. No trial, no long wait in prison for execution, no lawyers, no appeals, nada!!
Way to go, Good Guys 1, Carjacker 0...I feel sorry for the family of the lady who died as a result of this criminal act. I hope they find peace knowing her killer was summarily executed by a real hero.
Cobb County police said it appeared the citizen acted lawfully and, quite possibly, prevented another crime from taking place.
“The suspect was armed and, at some point, as he began to bring the weapon up, the civilian, who was armed, shot and killed him here at this location," said Cobb police Cpl. Dana Pierce.
The name of the cement truck driver had not been released by Monday evening. Police said he did not suffer any injury in the crash.
The carjacker’s description also drew Acworth police to the scene Monday because it fit one given of a man who is wanted for brutally raping a woman in Acworth last Tuesday.
Acworth police Officer Wayne Dennard said, “Like I said, the general description does match, so we’re going to follow that through. Hopefully, upon autopsy we’ll be able to confirm our evidence notes from the rape scene to this suspect.”
GOOD NEWS!
I wonder what the ethnic background of the victim here was....
Well, he won't be raping any more women!
New Headline:
N.O. SCUMBAG MEETS VIRGINIAN HOSPITALITY
Nuff said.
OOPs,
That's Georgian Hospitality.
(craniorectalinversion syndrom is a terrible thing.)
If Roberts was handcuffed, the family of the arresting officer should be handcuffed for an equal amount of time.
Just for sensitivity training, you know.
No parole officer. No monitoring bracelet. Permanent dirt nap. Priceless.
Cobb officers came on the scene and found one dead man and another man with a pistol. In the absence of a load of consistent eyewitnesses, they might have handcuffed him for their own safety.
But I doubt it. "Taken into custody" probably equalled sitting down in the back of a police car for 10-15 minutes while they checked out his story.
They're saying on the radio this morning that he will not be charged.
Cobb police have a reputation for being pretty tough but usually fair (not as tough as the Douglas County sheriff's office though. We had a high-speed chase here a couple years ago where the carjacker realized he was about to hit the Douglas County line and jumped out of the car and surrendered!)
"She turned me into a Newt"...But, I got better......Holy Grail, Monty Python Flying Circus
Too bad Sean Penn wasn't there. He could have put that shot gun to good use. But then again he's a liberal!!
I disagree. When the officer comes on the scene, all he knows for sure is that person A is alive wiht a gun in his hand and person B is dead (I presume person B dropped his gun somewhere around the time he go hit by the 2nd or 3rd round). Restraining person A until such time as he is convinced he fully understands what actually happened and why is prudent and proper procedure, and is necessary for public safety.
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