Good Samaritan Sees Carjacking In Progress, Shoots Suspect

By Brandon Curtis

FORTH WORTH, TEXAS — A man, who happened to be armed, witnessed a carjacking in progress and made the decision to intervene.

That man left the suspect with gunshot wounds to his arm and abdomen.

The crime happened around 7 a.m. at a gas station in the 3900 block of East Lancaster Avenue. Police said an armed man walked up to Joanna Avalos in the parking lot and demanded her vehicle with her two young kids inside.

“He pulled out the gun and said, ‘Get out of your car! I’m taking your car!’” Joanna recalled.

Joanna had her 11-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son in the black Tahoe with her.

Her son, Edwin, saw the man pull the gun.

“It was like a cowboy gun with the spinning wheel,” the young boy said. “A revolver.”

Joanna says the criminal fumbled with the keys. When he couldn’t get the SUV started, he ran after her.

“He pulled me and threw me on the floor and said, ‘Give me the [expletive] keys!’ Pointed the gun at me. I’m like, ‘There’s two sets of keys!’” she recalled.

Shortly after, the woman and her children are seen on video running to the store and one of the employees pulling them inside.

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Source:: Concealed Nation