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Texas: Man Shoots Car Thief Dead…
Posted on 7/28/23 at 6:22 pm
Posted on 7/28/23 at 6:22 pm
It appears the man whose car was stolen tracked the stolen car and pulled a gun on the car thief. The owner of the stolen car apparently only returned fire after the car thief pulled a gun on the owner and shot at him.
Man tracks down and kills alleged car thief, gets shot himself in mall gunfire chaos…
A Texas parking lot turned into a gunfight after a man tracked down his stolen vehicle Thursday afternoon to a nearby mall, where he shot and killed the alleged thief, who pulled out a gun himself and shot the owner. The man and his passenger exited the South Park Mall in San Antonio around 1 p.m. to find their Ford truck missing.
The duo tracked down the vehicle to another parking lot at the mall to discover a male and female sitting in the truck. The man, whose name was not released, held the suspects at gunpoint and directed the driver to sit down by one of the tires while they waited for police.
The thief then pulled out a handgun and shot the vehicle’s original owner, who returned fire and struck both suspects. The male thief was pronounced dead at the scene, according to San Antonio police.
“The owners of the stolen vehicle tracked the vehicle to the parking lot back here behind me. They showed up, they find the vehicle, there were two individuals, a male and a female in the vehicle,” San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said at a press conference near the mall.
Police did not say how the truck was tracked down and described the shooting as a case of self-defense. The vehicle’s owner and the woman were transported to a local hospital, where they were listed in stable and critical condition, respectively.
“At some point, the person who stole the vehicle and who is now being held at gunpoint by the owner of the vehicle produced a weapon from his waistband and shoots the owner of the vehicle,” McManus said.
In photos from the scene, the female thief is seen being assisted by a police officer and another female with blood running down her leg, while the dead thief is lying face down in the parking lot.
Police say the owner of the vehicle had every right to look for his stolen property.
“The owner of the stolen vehicle certainly has the right to track down his stolen vehicle. Now we would prefer that they call the police before taking that into your own hands, but he did what he felt he needed to do,” McManus concluded.
The dead thief’s brother challenged the car owner’s supposed right to chase him down and kill him.
“The victim was my brother and there are two sides to every story,” Jose Garcia said, according to KENS 5. Garcia called the man who shot his brother a vigilante, adding that people should wait for the police.
“Whether my brother was wrong or right, he had a gun pointed at him. I guess he took it upon himself to defend himself.”
“The guy who shot him is a vigilante, not a hero. A vehicle is not worth taking someone’s life, I don’t care what kind of car it is. You don’t take the law into your own hands,” Garcia added. “Now my mom, my family, we all have to suffer and just deal with it.”
Man tracks down and kills alleged car thief, gets shot himself in mall gunfire chaos…
A Texas parking lot turned into a gunfight after a man tracked down his stolen vehicle Thursday afternoon to a nearby mall, where he shot and killed the alleged thief, who pulled out a gun himself and shot the owner. The man and his passenger exited the South Park Mall in San Antonio around 1 p.m. to find their Ford truck missing.
The duo tracked down the vehicle to another parking lot at the mall to discover a male and female sitting in the truck. The man, whose name was not released, held the suspects at gunpoint and directed the driver to sit down by one of the tires while they waited for police.
The thief then pulled out a handgun and shot the vehicle’s original owner, who returned fire and struck both suspects. The male thief was pronounced dead at the scene, according to San Antonio police.
“The owners of the stolen vehicle tracked the vehicle to the parking lot back here behind me. They showed up, they find the vehicle, there were two individuals, a male and a female in the vehicle,” San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said at a press conference near the mall.
Police did not say how the truck was tracked down and described the shooting as a case of self-defense. The vehicle’s owner and the woman were transported to a local hospital, where they were listed in stable and critical condition, respectively.
“At some point, the person who stole the vehicle and who is now being held at gunpoint by the owner of the vehicle produced a weapon from his waistband and shoots the owner of the vehicle,” McManus said.
In photos from the scene, the female thief is seen being assisted by a police officer and another female with blood running down her leg, while the dead thief is lying face down in the parking lot.
Police say the owner of the vehicle had every right to look for his stolen property.
“The owner of the stolen vehicle certainly has the right to track down his stolen vehicle. Now we would prefer that they call the police before taking that into your own hands, but he did what he felt he needed to do,” McManus concluded.
The dead thief’s brother challenged the car owner’s supposed right to chase him down and kill him.
“The victim was my brother and there are two sides to every story,” Jose Garcia said, according to KENS 5. Garcia called the man who shot his brother a vigilante, adding that people should wait for the police.
“Whether my brother was wrong or right, he had a gun pointed at him. I guess he took it upon himself to defend himself.”
“The guy who shot him is a vigilante, not a hero. A vehicle is not worth taking someone’s life, I don’t care what kind of car it is. You don’t take the law into your own hands,” Garcia added. “Now my mom, my family, we all have to suffer and just deal with it.”
Posted on 7/28/23 at 6:25 pm to Toomer Deplorable
quote:
tracked the stolen car
He'll be tried for murder. (In before AggieHank)
Posted on 7/28/23 at 6:37 pm to Toomer Deplorable
quote:
“The guy who shot him is a vigilante, not a hero. A vehicle is not worth taking someone’s life, I don’t care what kind of car it is. You don’t take the law into your own hands,” Garcia added. “Now my mom, my family, we all have to suffer and just deal with it.”
Yeah, frick you AND your family and your dead brother.
If a vehicle isn’t worth shooting someone over, it’s also not worth being shot to steal one.
And he didn’t die because he stole a vehicle. He died because he tried to kill the vehicle owner.
He found out. Quickly.
This post was edited on 7/28/23 at 7:05 pm
Posted on 7/28/23 at 6:39 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
quote:By all means, lay out the cockamamie argument that you have concocted in your head. I will come back tomorrow and show you everywhere you get it wrong.
He'll be tried for murder. (In before AggieHank)
Posted on 7/28/23 at 6:42 pm to AggieHank86
lol @ AggieHank
Fussy that someone stole your thunder? I'd have thought the part I quoted was a clue, but you obviously missed it.
Relax. It's Friday.
Fussy that someone stole your thunder? I'd have thought the part I quoted was a clue, but you obviously missed it.
Relax. It's Friday.
Posted on 7/28/23 at 6:47 pm to Toomer Deplorable
Jose, your brother was a piece of shite thief. Good riddance. Adios punta.
Posted on 7/28/23 at 6:48 pm to Toomer Deplorable
quote:
The guy who shot him is a vigilante, not a hero. A vehicle is not worth taking someone’s life, I don’t care what kind of car it is. You don’t take the law into your own hands,” Garcia added. “Now my mom, my family, we all have to suffer and just deal with it.”
Your brother is stealing cars while armed. What do you think would happen?
frick him and his family.
Posted on 7/28/23 at 6:49 pm to Toomer Deplorable
quote:
The man and his passenger exited the South Park Mall in San Antonio around 1 p.m. to find their Ford truck missing.
I'm finding out that this is a huge issue with Super Duty trucks in San Antonio. We'll be there later this year. Fortunately, we can park ours in a buddy's garage, but still a concern when we're out around the city.
Posted on 7/28/23 at 6:53 pm to Toomer Deplorable
Too bad the thief wasn't Wray.
Posted on 7/28/23 at 6:56 pm to Toomer Deplorable
quote:
“The guy who shot him is a vigilante, not a hero. A vehicle is not worth taking someone’s life, I don’t care what kind of car it is. You don’t take the law into your own hands,” Garcia added. “Now my mom, my family, we all have to suffer and just deal with it.”
Well if someone would’ve taught your piece of shite brother not to try and steal things that aren’t his, he’d still be alive, wouldn’t he?
Posted on 7/28/23 at 7:15 pm to Toomer Deplorable
quote:
Whether my brother was wrong or right, he had a gun pointed at him. I guess he took it upon himself to defend himself.”
Decayturd’s America.
Posted on 7/28/23 at 7:15 pm to Toomer Deplorable
I knew someone that got roughed up by a pair of low level Mexicans gangsters a few years back. He was living in Waco then.
He talked with the police afterwards, and the first thing they said was, well, why didn’t you have a gun.
They should suffer, they’re responsible for their family.
He talked with the police afterwards, and the first thing they said was, well, why didn’t you have a gun.
quote:
“The guy who shot him is a vigilante, not a hero. A vehicle is not worth taking someone’s life, I don’t care what kind of car it is. You don’t take the law into your own hands,” Garcia added. “Now my mom, my family, we all have to suffer and just deal with it.”
They should suffer, they’re responsible for their family.
This post was edited on 7/28/23 at 7:19 pm
Posted on 7/28/23 at 7:18 pm to Toomer Deplorable
quote:
“The victim was my brother and there are two sides to every story,” Jose Garcia said, according to KENS 5. Garcia called the man who shot his brother a vigilante, adding that people should wait for the police. “Whether my brother was wrong or right, he had a gun pointed at him. I guess he took it upon himself to defend himself.” “The guy who shot him is a vigilante, not a hero. A vehicle is not worth taking someone’s life, I don’t care what kind of car it is. You don’t take the law into your own hands,” Garcia added. “Now my mom, my family, we all have to suffer and just deal with it.”
Shut
The
frick
Up
Posted on 7/28/23 at 7:21 pm to Toomer Deplorable
almost a perfect ending
Posted on 7/28/23 at 7:24 pm to Toomer Deplorable
Perhaps if he had called the police like the dead guys brother wanted then we could have easily had a dead police officer. He might have saved the police some real grief.
Posted on 7/28/23 at 7:28 pm to Toomer Deplorable
quote:
Thief …shot the vehicle’s original owner…
Do you realize how stupid this sentence is? As if somehow ownership was transferred by the larcenous act? Other than that, I hope that they give the owner a medal.
Posted on 7/28/23 at 7:29 pm to Chief One Word
I’m getting around to the idea that a community that polices itself is much healthier and much stronger.
Good for him for tracking them down and shooting them.
Good for him for tracking them down and shooting them.
Posted on 7/28/23 at 7:29 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
quote:Kaiju. I do not give two stinky wet shits whether you post ... or what. Just don't attach MY name to YOUR stupidity.
Fussy that someone stole your thunder?
Posted on 7/28/23 at 8:09 pm to AggieHank86
quote:nah. that would take an attorney
By all means, lay out the cockamamie argument that you have concocted in your head. I will come back tomorrow and show you everywhere you get it wrong.
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