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Mother shoots carjacker in the face after he stole car with kids inside
milive.com ^ | 7/5/18 | Matt Durr

Posted on 07/05/2018 8:46:28 AM PDT by DallasBiff

DALLAS -- A mother of two said she was pumping gas just after 10 p.m. Wednesday night in southern Dallas, when a man jumped in her car and tried to drive away with her two kids inside.

Instead of hesitating, Michelle Booker-Hicks told FOX 4 in Dallas that she did what she had to in order to save her kids.

"I proceeded to jump in my backseat and told the gentleman to stop, to get out the car. He would not get out of the car. He turned around and looked at me. I reached over the armrest to get my glove compartment and that's when I fired at him once I got the gun from my glove compartment," she said.

Booker-Hicks shot the man in the face causing him to drive the car off the road and crash. The suspect was arrested and identified as 36-year-old Ricky Wright. He will likely face charges for kidnapping and the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle or carjacking, according to Fox 4.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2damendment; 2ndamendment; armedcitizen; banglist; carjacking; dallas; dontmesswithtexas; guncontrol; hogg; michellebookerhicks; nra; rickywright; secondamendment; texas
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To: A_perfect_lady

I lock my doors even when I’m pumping gas. But I live in Los Angeles, so...”

I plan my days so that I can get gas in the middle of the day. Usually at a Costco Station where there are twenty cars. And I always take the keys with me when I’m at the pump. Live in NorCal.


21 posted on 07/05/2018 8:57:30 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: A_perfect_lady

I leave my car running when I go into the store...but I live in the sticks...and have an old car.


22 posted on 07/05/2018 8:57:50 AM PDT by lacrew
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To: babble-on

Always double tap to be sure.


23 posted on 07/05/2018 9:00:52 AM PDT by 50mm (- .... .. ... / .. ... / -- -.-- / -. . .-- / - .- --. .-.. .. -. .)
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To: vette6387

I only use Full Serve-—no worries at all.

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24 posted on 07/05/2018 9:02:33 AM PDT by Mears
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To: lacrew

I do that , too sometimes, but with a spare key.
They can have the car (Please!), but NOT my keys! :)


25 posted on 07/05/2018 9:02:40 AM PDT by Concentrate (ex-texan was right and Always Right was wrong, which is why we lost the election. Podesta the molest)
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To: G Larry

True, but not the brightest carjacker lets the victim reach up to the glove compartment long enough to fetch a weapon.

Happy ending though.


26 posted on 07/05/2018 9:05:04 AM PDT by bigbob (Trust Sessions. Trust the Plan.)
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To: Concentrate

Growing up, we never locked the house...to my knowledge we didn’t even have keys to the house...and my parents would leave the car keys in the front seat, in the carport. Us kids finally convinced my dad to lock his house, after a teen neighbor ran up an $800 phone bill (1-900-dirty talk) when my dad was away.


27 posted on 07/05/2018 9:06:49 AM PDT by lacrew
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To: babble-on

Are we forgetting that Carjacker Lives Matter, too?


28 posted on 07/05/2018 9:07:58 AM PDT by daler
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To: Eddie01

He just LOOKS stupid.


29 posted on 07/05/2018 9:08:10 AM PDT by knarf (NO 17 year olds and very few 18 year olds are in a military combat zone .... for many reasons.)
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To: DallasBiff
Shot in the face, and you're to blame.
You give gun control... a bad name!
30 posted on 07/05/2018 9:09:07 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: 50mm

You beat me to it.


31 posted on 07/05/2018 9:09:51 AM PDT by BipolarBob (Make Atlantis Great Again.)
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To: Mears

“I only use Full Serve-—no worries at all.”

Then you probably don’t live in CA unless it’s next to a senior citizens retirement community. I haven’t seen a Full Service Gas Station in decades where I live. A lot of them don’t even have attendants!


32 posted on 07/05/2018 9:11:14 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: Eddie01

Seems there’s less “Mug” in his current photo.....


33 posted on 07/05/2018 9:12:39 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: BipolarBob

“You beat me to it.”

At least, but in this instance, I’d keep shooting until the car stopped moving, or the gun went empty.


34 posted on 07/05/2018 9:13:08 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: vette6387

I’m in MA——full service still around——and I know where they all are in my area——most are self-serve,though.

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35 posted on 07/05/2018 9:15:08 AM PDT by Mears
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To: DallasBiff

And for those of us who live in Jersey... She was pumping gas?


36 posted on 07/05/2018 9:15:31 AM PDT by glenduh
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To: 50mm

With her kids in the car, I’m not so sure about the second shot. Sure it would help put the guy out of misery, and save taxpayers a bundle...


37 posted on 07/05/2018 9:16:50 AM PDT by Mark was here (Fake news = "Hands up ... Dont shoot")
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To: 50mm

With her kids in the car, I’m not so sure about the second shot. Sure it would help put the guy out of misery, and save taxpayers a bundle...


38 posted on 07/05/2018 9:17:16 AM PDT by Mark was here (Fake news = "Hands up ... Dont shoot")
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To: vette6387

Oregon and New Jersey don’t allow Self Serve.

Here is my shocked face. #;^O


39 posted on 07/05/2018 9:17:17 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: G Larry

Thanks for the first laugh of the day.


40 posted on 07/05/2018 9:17:54 AM PDT by Eddie01
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