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Would-be carjacker shot dead
Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^
| 06/21/04
| SAEED AHMED
Posted on 06/21/2004 9:14:03 AM PDT by Lysander
An armed man who tried to carjack a motorist at a DeKalb County gas station Sunday was killed when the motorist shot at him, police said.
DeKalb police said the would-be carjacker, Banarrek Von Clayton, 28, was shot in the leg and later died at Grady Memorial Hospital.
The motorist, Brian Dean, 24, told police he was at a gas station in the 4300 block of Glenwood Road at about 3 a.m. when Clayton approached him and threatened him with a gun.
Dean then took out his gun and shot Clayton in the leg, said Sgt. Willie Durrett.
Clayton was able to drive off in Dean's 1970 Cadillac Deville but crashed the car into a utility pole a few feet away, Durrett said.
Police did not charge Dean in the shooting.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: armedcitizen; carjack; dekalbcounty; gaarmedcitizen; gunowners; mrmossbrgrideswithme; nocaddiejack
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The femoral artery can be as deadly as a head shot. It just takes a few seconds longer.
right to carry-1
this carjacker-0
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posted on
06/21/2004 9:14:04 AM PDT
by
Lysander
To: Lysander
Nice simple story...with a good ending.
Bad guy loses.
Thanks!
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posted on
06/21/2004 9:16:54 AM PDT
by
CFW
To: Lysander
I'm not on the side of the carjacker in anyway.... but to be honest.... someone wants to steal my 1970 Cadillac.... well I'm not sure I'd kill him for it. (I don't own a 1970 Cadillac by the way) I mean what's the thing worth $200?
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posted on
06/21/2004 9:17:22 AM PDT
by
kjam22
To: Lysander
Too bad about the guy's car. Now it has front end damage AND blood stains.
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posted on
06/21/2004 9:17:51 AM PDT
by
jtminton
(Ever notice that Al Qaeda, Al Jazeera, and Al Gore all have the same first name?)
To: Lysander
"
An armed man who tried to carjack a motorist at a DeKalb County gas station Sunday was killed when the motorist shot at him, police said."
As opposed to the motorist shooting at someone else?
Too many Krispy Kreme's and not enough coffee?
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posted on
06/21/2004 9:20:06 AM PDT
by
G.Mason
(A war mongering, red white and blue, military industrial complex, Al Qaeda incinerating American.)
To: Lysander
One less scumbag on the streets.
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posted on
06/21/2004 9:21:37 AM PDT
by
wjcsux
("Communists read Marx and Lenin, Anti-Communists understand Marx and Lenin" -R.Reagan)
To: kjam22
well I'm not sure I'd kill him for it. (I don't own a 1970 Cadillac by the way) I mean what's the thing worth $200?First of all, that could be a bad-ass reconditioned pimp-mobile and classic car that the owner possibly spent a lot of time and effort to maintain.
Second, when someone threatens you with a gun, they are threatening your life. You do not know if they are complete wack jobs who will kill you anyway, even if you give up the wheels.
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posted on
06/21/2004 9:22:20 AM PDT
by
krb
(the statement on the other side of this tagline is false)
To: kjam22
someone wants to steal my 1970 Cadillac.... well I'm not sure I'd kill him for it. It's not that...it's that he's got a gun pointed at you, and may decide to kill you for kicks. The car really isn't the issue.
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posted on
06/21/2004 9:22:42 AM PDT
by
Oberon
(What does it take to make government shrink?)
To: Lysander
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posted on
06/21/2004 9:22:51 AM PDT
by
spodefly
(This post meets the minimum daily requirements for cynicism and irony.)
To: Clara Lou; Admin Moderator
Interesting. Is this a local or national story?
To: kjam22
I guess it depends what kind of shape it was in , beater, or classic ride!
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posted on
06/21/2004 9:23:43 AM PDT
by
Cheapskate
("We got the Steeley Dan t shirts!")
To: kjam22
A 34 year old car in mint condition can be worth many thousands of dollars.
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posted on
06/21/2004 9:23:52 AM PDT
by
eastforker
(All those in favor of abortion have already been born. Ronald Reagan)
To: kjam22
I've had a couple like that.
"Hey Mister. Gimmie your car!"
"With my compliments." (And I wouldn't tell him about the bad brakes)
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posted on
06/21/2004 9:24:17 AM PDT
by
oyez
(¡Desea vivo el revolutuin de Reagan!)
To: krb
You're right.... it may have been a rod and custom show piece. We both doubt it don't we? More likely it's a Tim McVeigh car.... and the guy shot him as he was leaving with the car. (after the real danger was over)
But maybe not.... maybe I have misjudged the events.
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posted on
06/21/2004 9:24:18 AM PDT
by
kjam22
To: kjam22
"I'm not on the side of the carjacker in anyway.... but to be honest.... someone wants to steal my 1970 Cadillac.... well I'm not sure I'd kill him for it. (I don't own a 1970 Cadillac by the way) I mean what's the thing worth $200?"An armed man who tried to carjack a motorist at a DeKalb County gas station Sunday was killed when the motorist shot at him, police said.
One of the first things my grandpappy taught me about gunfights is that you don't wait to see if the other guy is gonna shoot you. If he is brandishing a gun he is considered a target, period.
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posted on
06/21/2004 9:24:28 AM PDT
by
Mad Dawgg
(French: old Europe word meaning surrender)
Comment #16 Removed by Moderator
To: Lysander
Dean then took out his gun.... This guy goes prepared. Kudos to the right to carry law.
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posted on
06/21/2004 9:26:24 AM PDT
by
Ciexyz
("FR, best viewed with a budgie on hand")
To: kjam22
"I mean what's the thing worth $200?"
Maybe it is restored and worth a lot of money and worth even more to the owner, due to the time invested in the restoration.
To: Mad Dawgg
One of the first things my grandpappy taught me about gunfights is that you don't wait to see if the other guy is gonna shoot you. If he is brandishing a gun he is considered a target, period. I don't disagree with that. But the story doesn't say that's what happened. IN FACT... I'd guess that the guy didn't pull the gun out while the carjacker had the "drop on him". I'd guess that he shot him after the car exchange had been made.
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posted on
06/21/2004 9:27:14 AM PDT
by
kjam22
To: Lysander
>Banarrek Von Clayton
What kind of a name is that? It sounds like the AKC registered name of a Dachshund!
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posted on
06/21/2004 9:28:03 AM PDT
by
Darnright
(Thanks, Mr Reagan, we'll never forget you)
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