Police: Victim shoots, critically wounds carjacker (ABQ NM)

The Albuquerque Journal ^ | Tuesday, November 29th, 2016 at 12:14pm | Nicole Perez

[CedarDave]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A suspect who police say tried to carjack a man with two accomplices Monday night was in the hospital in critical but stable condition Tuesday after the driver of the car shot him.

The driver acted in self defense and is not facing charges, according to Albuquerque police spokesman Fred Duran.

Officers were called to the shooting, which was outside an apartment complex on the 3900 block of Montgomery NE near Montgomery and Carlisle, around 6:30 p.m.

They learned that three men had tried to to carjack a couple in a parking lot.

“The driver fired his weapon at the carjackers and struck one of them, causing the male serious injury,” police spokesman Fred Duran said.

“He will be charged accordingly from the results of the investigation after he gets released from the hospital,” he said.

The other two suspects fled and have not been caught or identified, Duran said.

[CedarDave]

Gotta love it when a citizen uses his Second Amendment constitutional right to thwart a car-jacking that could have gone very bad.

(BTW, in NM no permit is needed for open carry, concealed carry of an unloaded firearm, or transport of a loaded firearm either concealed or openly in a vehicle.)

[CedarDave]

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[I want the USA back]

Good. Endanger someone’s life or property, the victim has the right to self-defense, even if that means killing the unjust aggressor.

[LegendHasIt]

Well, that'll teach the guy to hijack an armed man with two accomplices.

Sadly, Nichole Perez and her editor at The Albuquerque Journal have also committed a crime: Second Degree Misdemeanor Sentence Structure.

[Blue Jays]

A criminal has to be stoooopid to attempt carjacking in that state.
Very risky and just for a dumb car.
They could "go in shooting" yet why get a murder charge for car theft?

[Darteaus94025]

Very immediate and cheap learning opportunity for the criminals. May, or may not, result in a learning experience.

[DoughtyOne]

Aww, the guy lived?

“:^)

[InsidiousMongo]

Hmmm... dead is better. One less thug but can still vote from the grave.

[Delta 21]

Still trying to figure out how he ever thought he could get away with it .(?)

[lonevoice]

Winning

[freedomtrail]

Seven out of ten drivers that get hijacked, get killed.

[frog in a pot]

Dave, you are flying the NM flag so let me ask.

This shooter in self defense was not charged with a crime. In the absence of criminal behavior, is it nonetheless NM's practice to confiscate the shooter's weapon "pending investigation"?

[CedarDave]

This shooter in self defense was not charged with a crime. In the absence of criminal behavior, is it nonetheless NM's practice to confiscate the shooter's weapon "pending investigation"?

I don't know the answer to that. I'll pass the question on to a NM Freeper who has lots more gun/hobby shooting experience than me.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I am not aware of a case where a good self defense shoot resulted in the confiscation or retention of the shooter’s firearm unless there were circumstances under which it was regarded as evidence or some sort. We’re pretty gun friendly here.

[angryoldfatman]

Aw, po widdle cwiminal... him gotsa boo boo...

[\/\/ayne]

One less thug but can still vote from the grave.

Well, he can vote from prison, too!

[xrmusn]

A suspect who police say tried to carjack a man with two accomplices
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That may be ‘correct’ wording etc

BUT

I take that to mean a man with two accomplices was being hijacked????

[CedarDave]

Thanks Slim!

[Jack Hammer]

Bigger caliber bullets.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Anytime FRiend.