So Carjackings are a thing these days... and so is shooting carjackers.

[Krichardson]

Good for that driver.....but Krapner will avenge the jackers!

[VeeVee]

https://www.fox29.com/news/police-ma...t-philadelphia

[Story]

PHILADELPHIA - A man is recovering after police say he was shot in the leg during an attempted carjacking in Northeast Philadelphia. It happened just before 3:30 p.m. (Wednesday) at Rutland and Knorr streets.

https://www.fox29.com/news/man-shot-...t-philadelphia

[GunLawyer001]

Sadly, this wasn't self-defense (although it was justice).

He shot these guys AFTER the hijacking was completed. They weren't forcing their way into his car, they HAD his car.

Best case, he can make an argument that they were still armed, still a threat to him. Maybe.

[Story]

Driver shoots armed teenage carjacking suspect in Fairmount; 1 of 3 carjacking incidents overnight

The driver had a message for the teen and any others who might follow his path. "Stay in school. Don't play with guns. Don't rob people. Work for what you want," the victim said.
https://6abc.com/philadelphia-carjac...gton/11452980/

For 2nd time in week *
@PhillyPolice
* say man with permit to carry concealed weapon shoots armed carjacker. 18yr old seen getting out of carjacker vehicle passenger seat, approaches healthcare worker,32, parking Honda at wheelchair bound client home 1/2 *
https://twitter.com/KeeleyFox29/stat...748898309?s=20

Meanwhile, outside of the city...

Lower Moreland Police have charged Akeem Lakee Jackson, 18, with receiving stolen property and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle after they discovered he was in possession of a vehicle that had been reported stolen from Philadelphia.
https://patch.com/pennsylvania/lower...-vehicle-theft

[Story]

key points

Only hours after police addressed a spike in carjackings in Philadelphia, a legally armed man turned the tables on an armed teenager who tried to steal his vehicle, leaving the suspect in critical condition following a shootout.
The ordeal began Thursday around 7:30 p.m. along the 6500 block of Cherokee Street. A 60-year-old man was leaving his car when he was approached by an armed 16-year-old boy and a second suspect.
The teen pointed his gun at the man and demanded his keys. The man then took out his own weapon and the two fired a total of 17 shots at each other.
The teen boy was shot multiple times and fled the scene inside a jeep. Remarkably, the 60-year-old man was not struck in the shootout despite the teen aiming toward his face, according to investigators.

While there were 750 carjackings in Philadelphia in 2021, there have already been 90 in the city just 13 days into 2022.

So far police have arrested seven carjacking suspects this year though only four remain in custody.

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news...e-say/3107165/

[Story]

The incident happened near 58th Street and Cobbs Creek Parkway just around 8:15 a.m. The driver, who was licensed to carry a gun, shot a Hispanic man in his 50s as he and two other armed people tried to take the victim's car, police said.

Driver Shoots Would-Be Car Thief in Southwest Philadelphia * NBC10 Philadelphia (nbcphiladelphia.com)
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news...hilly/3110572/

[2DogsBarking]

May need to update the thread title soon..........................
So SHOOTING Carjackers are a thing these days...

[Krichardson]

Guy is in his fifties and he's out there doing such dumb shit!

[BobFromBucks]

Guy is in his fifties and he's out there doing such dumb shit!

He had tenure.