Posted on 02/29/2012 9:29:50 AM PST by marktwain
Victim, attacker shoot each other with same gun
HOUSTON -
A shopper kept fighting a carjacker in northeast Houston, even after getting shot.
It started as a simple trip to the drug store for Eric Mayes, 23, but Houston police said soon Mayes was facing an armed attacker. Detectives said Mayes was standing in a Walgreens parking lot in the 6600 block of Tidwell when Reginald O'Neal shoved a gun in his back and demanded the keys to his car.
Police said Mayes refused to give up his car or go down without a fight. Officers said Mayes and the suspect struggled, and then the suspect shot Mayes in the leg.
Mayes managed to grab the gun from O'Neal and fired back, striking his attacker in the chest, police said. Detectives said Mayes then got in his own car, drove to a safe place and dialed 911.
Investigators said O'Neal crawled over to a ditch to hide out until another person drove up and he jumped in the car. However, police said for some reason, O'Neal returned to the scene of his crime and officers took him into custody.
Detectives said both the victim and his attacker were rushed to area hospitals for their injuries and are expected to survive. Police said they are questioning a second person.
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No such thing as a smart criminal!
Most criminals (dumb by trade) are just desperate people screwing up royally on the single worst day of their life. In one way or another, they’re all shooting themselves in the foot.
First timers and repeat dumb guys (criminals) tend to just end up getting shot in the chest like this idiot did.
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