A man in Lufkin, Texas, was sitting in his vehicle with his wife and infant outside a business when a man approached and demanded the vehicle. The father reportedly warned the would-be carjacker (presumably that he was armed), but the assailant ignored the warning and continued to try to steal the car, whereupon the father fatally shot him. The 47-year-old carjacker turned out to have been released from the county jail less than an hour earlier, where he had been serving time related to assault and family violence charges. Authorities reviewed the security footage from the business and stated that no charges against the armed citizen were likely. (rvmnews.com, Scottsdale, Ariz., 6/6/24)
Kissimmee, Fla., authorities were notified of a burglary in progress at an occupied dwelling on May 21 and arrived on the scene while the alleged intruder was still inside. They ordered him to leave, but the 28-year-old man “failed to comply” and instead forced his way into the bedroom where a woman and her family had retreated, whereupon the woman shot him. He then left the home and turned himself over to the authorities outside, who rendered aid and transported him to the hospital. The sheriff’s office told reporters the woman said she had “acted in self-defense of her and her family when the suspect forced his way into the bedroom the victim and her family were in.” (fox35orlando.com, Orlando, Fla., 5/21/24)
