A hit in the butt means the perp was running away; expect her arrest momentarily!
Or she was shooting at him from the side which is likely since she was obviously on the passenger side of the car. Her friend was being held up at gunpoint. I think she had the right to pop him. Too bad she wasn't a better shot.
Yep, that's often the local prosecutor's response. In this case, though, the shooter/passenger was seated in the car when the carjacker accosted the driver. Both were presumably standing alongside the car, giving the shooter a clear shot at the perp's lower half. He's just lucky that he wasn't facing the other way; he might've received a centerfire catheter.
The article doesn't say which of the five shots the shooter scored with; I'd suspect she got him with the first shot and then continued to fire at a moving (retreating) target.
I'll bet her ears are still ringing, too.