Mother shoots carjacker in the face after he stole car with kids inside

milive.com ^ | 7/5/18 | Matt Durr

[BatGuano]

Ricky B. Wrong!

[ASA Vet]

As usual there is no information on the important facts.

What Caliber and loading?

[DUMBGRUNT]

after a teen neighbor ran up an $800 phone bill (1-900-dirty talk) when my dad was away.

The old neighbor kid story!
Not to worry, your secret is safe.

Have you used the old neighbor kid ran up the cable bill, with a TV remote and watched through the window story?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Not the brightest carjack to try to take a car with children inside.

Gun or not, he should have known that mom would go for the throat.

[Delta 21]

...The suspect was arrested and identified as 36-year-old Ricky Wright. He will likely face charges....

....likely not? Too bad he lived.

[T-Bird45]

“On a tragic note, the carjacker survived.”

Apparently, a shot to the face/head hit a non-vital area, no surprise given his choice of a life of crime rather than productive citizen. In a close-quarters situation, center of mass is even a better target than at a distance, IMO. The proper shot in this case was a couple to the groin giving you a potential femoral artery bleed-out or, worst case, he survives without his junk.

[PapaBear3625]

Two big mistakes:

1) Left keys in the car

2) Left gun in glove compartment, with her not in the car but with kids in car.

[HombreSecreto]

Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OFpfTd0EIs

[HombreSecreto]

Like your tagline - is it new? ;)

[NorthMountain]

Hitler Youth Hogg would curl up in a fetal position and cry.

And Ricky Wright will be called Wrecky Wrong AKA Prisoner Number 2349923.

[Wuli]

My goodness, should not this brazen hussy have just waited for the police to arrive?? /sarc

[GOYAKLA]

Still better looking than Maddow!

[metmom]

Full serve doesn’t exist around here.

[donozark]

Double-tap. When one is just not enough...

[skimbell]

"2) Left gun in glove compartment, with her not in the car but with kids in car"

That was my thought also. Here in Illinois, unless her kids have a CCW, if she leaves them in the car alone with her weapon she's in deep chit.

[Mears]

I am not disabled,but how is that handled with self-serve?

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[mad_as_he$$]

Prudent. I never leave the keys in the ignition, even when pumping gas.

[The Antiyuppie]

His Obamacare will cover those bills.

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[Sans-Culotte]

It worked but another reason off body carry is not a smart idea.

My gun is always in my pocket holster. That lady was lucky to be able to get her gun out of the glove box. The only time mine is in a glove box is when I go somewhere that weapons are prohibited (hospital, school, etc).

[The Antiyuppie]

“He will likely face charges...”

That may prove to be difficult.