Police: Mom shoots carjacker trying to steal car with her kids inside

[Gman]

Police: Mom shoots carjacker trying to steal car with her kids inside

DALLAS – A suspected carjacker is in the hospital after a North Texas woman shot him as he tried to take off in her SUV with her two young children in the backseat, reports CBS DFW. The incident happened just after 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, when Dallas police say the woman stopped for gasoline at a Dallas Shell station.

The mother, who didn't want to be identified, told the station she left her children, 2 and 4, in the SUV while she ran inside the convenience store. Before she returned, a man jumped into her vehicle and tried to drive away. The woman said she saw what was happening and jumped in the car.

The woman told CBS DFW she tried to get the man, later identified as Ricky Wright, to stop, but he refused. She then opened her glove box, pulled out a gun, and shot Wright in the head, according to police.

"I should have just have emptied the whole clip but I didn't. I didn't. I just wanted to give him a warning shot, that was it," the woman told the station. "I'm not a killer or anything like that, but I do believe in defending what's mine.

"Wright crashed into a light pole and was later taken to a local hospital. He was reportedly in serious but stable condition Thursday morning .

Wright has been charged with two counts of unlawful restraint and unauthorized use of motor vehicle.

Police questioned the woman at the scene and released her, the station reports. Neither she nor her two children were hurt during the shooting or crash.

[Mazin]

That's a feel good story right there, Good For You Mom!

[Eric P]

Shame the scum of the earth survived and tax payers are burdened with his treatment and housing.

[SideShow Bob]

What ? No one berating the mom for not only leaving the kids in the SUV, but leaving the keys in the ignition and running ?

This wouldn’t have happened if the mom used a little common sense and pulled her head out of her 4th corner contact and shut off the vehicle and took both the kids and the keys with her.

[Duman]

....if the mom used a little common sense and pulled her head out of her 4th corner contact........

Hahahahaha!!!

[motoboy]

Well done ma'am !


Didn't F around. Shot him in the head.


Bravo !

[Justin]

Yeah, how dare she not be as awesome of a parent as some rando on the internet demands!

[Irving]

People leaving their cars running is a big pet peeve for me. I don't actually think it's a big deal to leave the kids in the car in that situation, but running with the doors unlocked? Completely avoidable.

[fitz19d]

Ditto, wouldnt blame for kids in car for a minute, but leaving a running car in a huge transitory space like a gas station usually known to have scuzzballs around.

Granted great that the bait removed probably a career criminal from circulation.

[Irving]

Hope they aren't all deaf now.