Posted on 09/27/2013 3:24:13 PM PDT by marktwain
MAPLE VALLEY — A suspected car thief died following a shootout with the car’s owner Tuesday morning, King County sheriff’s deputies said.
The incident happened just after midnight Tuesday in the 21800 block of SE 236th Place in Maple Valley.
According to sheriff’s deputies, a man walking his dog noticed a 27-year-old man attempting to steal his truck. The thief, realizing he had been spotted, left the truck and ran toward an awaiting getaway vehicle.
Deputies said the truck’s owner drew a gun and yelled “gun” in an attempt to stop the thief, who entered the getaway vehicle. The truck’s owner fired into the engine block, stopping the car. The thief then allegedly pulled a gun of his own and and the men exchanged gunfire. The truck’s owner fired multiple times at the thief, striking him.
The man was dead when police arrived at the scene. His identity has not been released. The truck’s owner — a Marine who served in Iraq — was briefly detained before being released, officials said. He has a valid concealed weapons permit.
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he shot the other getaway vehicle.
“Pretty sure a bullet would not stop the engine in my dually—a 454 gas version, which weighs about 550# on it’s own. All cast iron—NO aluminum!”
Actually, it probably would. Magnums have been used for this purpose by police since they were first available. They could break flathead Fords, and “modern” (post-1950’s) engines have better thin wall casting techniques. Some of those old engines were amazingly heavy (with cast-in oil pans) given their displacement.
You might think that an aluminum engine would be better, but the aluminum engine blocks are generally made with high silicon content, and are strong, but brittle.
Pretty low on my list of things to do is “engage in gun battle with a Marine”.... I guess loser criminal had that much higher on list
You're correct. Unless people have actually worked on rebuilding an engine, they may not realize it isn't a solid block of metal. The block has thin walls enclosing water and oil passageways (tunnels). Doesn't take much to penetrate many areas and cause a shutdown of an engine. Often, just simple debris in the air intake (enclosed in plastic) will destroy valves and pistons.
Nonetheless they are apparently supposed to let a dirtbag
...recoil...
Reminds me of an old cartoon in an American Rifleman mag during the '60s. Shows a guy holding a .44 Magnum with smoke wafting from the barrel and saying "Packs quite a wallop, doesn't it?" Next to him is a car with the hood up, a hole in the engine, and smoke wafting up from it too.
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