Posted on 12/25/2021 7:58:13 AM PST by grundle
BROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois State Senator Kimberly Lightford is recounting the harrowing details of being carjacked in west suburban Broadview this week with her husband, Erin McKennie.
The incident happened Tuesday night around 9:45 p.m. in the 2000-block of South 20th Avenue.
Police said three men driving a Durango took a black Mercedez Benz SUV that belonged to Lightford. The state senate majority leader said she was dropping off a friend at the time.
Lightford, who said she feared for her life, described it like a scene out of a movie.
"Three guys just hopped out with guns and they demanded that we get out of the car and they put my husband on the ground," said Lightford. "They had me over on the other side. I begged them not to shoot us and I begged them not to shoot my husband and not to shoot me."
Lightford had a gun pointed at her and feared she was going to die.
"After we got the guns off of us my husband told me to run," Lightford recounted.
As she ran, gunfire erupted, her husband exchanging shots with the carjackers.
"I thought for sure they were gonna shoot me down," Lightford said. "It was a lot of shots being fired. I think they were shooting at my husband and me and luckily enough my husband is concealed and carry and he was able to protect us."
No was injured in the shooting, according to police.
The suspects took off in both the senator's car and in the Durango, police said.
The incident has not deterred her from taking part in a Christmas giveaway in Hillside. She attended Christmas in Proviso Thursday morning. It's a massive community giving effort that is blessing hundreds of kids with holiday presents.
Lightford is providing specific Christmas gifts for 59 kids in the community who are being raised by their grandparents.
In the loaner Mercedes SUV were some of the gifts Lightford had bought for the event. She went out shopping again Wednesday night to replace them.
Despite the trauma of two nights ago, Lightford called the event it therapeutic.
"For me as a little girl, Christmas has always just brought so much joy and happiness," said Lightford. " And I love giving back to other children so my entire time shopping was identifying specific requests from kids instead of just giving them anything, I wanted to give them what they actually asked for on their wish list."
82-year-old Merdise Lee attended the giveaway with her five-year-old great grandson RJ. She said she had no idea about the carjacking.
"It says something about her as a person that no matter what happens, she's still willing to carry out, you know what she needs to do? And oh my gosh," Lee said.
Lightford made Christmas for little RJ even more special with a bike that wasn't even on his wish list. As for herself, she celebrates the gift of being alive.
"I'm happy that my husband and I made it out of that safely and I'm going to enjoy, just enjoy life," Lightford said.
Police said they have recovered the loaner vehicle, which was abandoned on Chicago's West Side.
Lightford said she does not believe she was targeted but instead believes it was a random carjacking.
I’m glad she made it home for Christmas, but it is a pity to post this on Christmas as posting it on a normal weak day would likely generate a much more amusing roast of the virtually unpalatable hypocrisy of politicians in general and Chicago Democrats post Daley in particular.
The Illinois state legislature needs to act, and act now. This crime never would have happened if Illinois had strict gun control laws.
Oh, wait. Illinois already has strict gun control laws. Never mind.
“luckily enough my husband is concealed and carry and he was able to protect us”
Do what now??
But, us unwashed aren’t supposed to have guns.
Geez, the language. She sounds like she got a “great” public school education...
Democrats should not be allowed to own guns--they should have to rely on social workers and trial lawyers for their protection.
Democrats should be forced to live with the ramifications of their legislation and ideology.
Remote controlled bomb, every car should have one, in Chicago at least.
Ain’t poetic justice grand?
It’s a harsh world, especially for fools living in a bubble. She’ll undoubtedly see the opportunity for a major virtue signal and intercede for her tormentor and ask for leniency.
“Oh, wait. Illinois already has strict gun control laws.”
Our laws are far less strict than CO, NY, CA, NJ, CT, and many other states. No stupid AWB, no restrictions on magazine capacity, and a decent (but not perfect) concealed carry law.
Do some research sometime.
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[[. . . glad her husband had a legal gun with him at the time]]
Her husband wasn’t arrested for a racist shooting? Kyle was arrested, accused of racism, and the perps weren’t even black. I guess some people are more privileged than others. Some can use their guns for self defense znd not be charged, while others do so and are charged with several counts of murder and other other charges. I’m willing 5o bet that if ,yes had been the one who was a victim of a carjacking, and he shot at the perps, he would be In jail,right now trying to find bail money, even if the perps were white, but especially,if they were black. And blm woild be threate I g to burn down cities
> Do some research sometime. <
It’s a holiday, so I’ll overlook the snarkiness there. Instead I’ll just point out that my post was meant to be a comment on how Democrat states think. They love to solve problems by passing more and more ineffectual laws.
Hi.
“No (one) was injured in the shooting, according to police.”
More training needed for both the bad guys and good guy. More range time too for both...
Or this is just another hoax.
5.56mm
So rules for thee and not for me?
Interesting….black politician woman has a gun! And brandishes it! And is grateful!
Let’s see what happens now that this black Dem has been mugged.
Then they need STRICTERER gun control laws, dang-it!
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She said “...she feared for her life”
Sounds like she’s had some smart, conservative gun training with her husband. Rather ironic given that she’s a liberal kook.
Anyone wondering why a “husband” is named “Erin”?
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