Florida Man Shoots, Kills Suspected Carjacker

By Tom Knighton

Carjacking is one of those crimes that makes no sense to me. I mean, I get stealing a car. I don’t condone it, mind you, but I understand why someone would think they should steal a car.

But carjacking is stealing a car as violently as possible. It’s not just a property crime, but also a violent crime that could easily end up in a shootout with an armed citizen or an off-duty police officer.

Kind of like this one in Florida.

A man in his 20s is dead after a carjacking attempt at a New Texas Fried Chicken east of the Mall at Millenia in Orlando turned fatal early Sunday, an Orange County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman said.

Leon Anthony Ducally, 49, told deputies he shot Jan Demetri Goodman, 26, who was assaulting and carjacking him as he walked into the business at 2200 Americana Boulevard, spokeswoman Jane Watrel said.

Watrel said Ducally has a valid concealed-carry permit.

Now, I’m going to be honest. I kind of wish a story like this wasn’t news.

You see, it’s news because it’s semi-rare. It happens, but not all that much, so the local papers and TV stations are going to carry the story.

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Source:: Bearing Arms