Sounds like they were already trying to kill the driver.
If I were there and my son was the driver and being beaten to death, I'd shoot murderous assailants and anyone else that tried to interfere. The gunfire will cause the crowds to scatter and we can egress. If they don't, I'll get the AK out of the trunk and we'll shoot our way of this hell hole.
We'll work it out the rest of it in court, if need be.
My wife has been involved in two incidences where the presence of a firearm got her out of difficulty with gangs of black thugs. In one situation the weapon was drawn, in the other the body language of her inserting her hand into her holster purse and asking authoritatively for them to back off was enough to get them to go on their way. In both cases there is no doubt that the groups had intended to harm her. In the case where a weapon was drawn she contacted the police afterwards.
It reminds me that it is past time to get out to the range with her to keep our profiency up. If one practices and is confident with a weapon, the bad people pick up on that. She is about a hundred pounds and innitially appears like a cute vulnerable victim to thugs, but when she is threatened she can make an immediate transition to her alter-identity.
I am convinced her reaction time is what has got her out of trouble. She has gotten the best of them because she recognized what was happening and reacted so quickly that she got the drop on them despite their evil intentions. The perps were not expecting their vulnerable little victim to have any way to protect herself. I pity the fools who don’t have the sense to figure this out. I know she would get off some well placed shots before they even knew what hit them. She comes from a military family and truly has the heart of a warrior.
Much of the time people don’t realize what is going on and react until it is too late even if they have a firearm. Carrying a weapon is a big responsibility and requires one to have extra vigilance and situational awareness.