Posted on 06/21/2022 7:35:46 AM PDT by marktwain
A Texas gun owner defended himself and another woman from a teenager who allegedly tried to rob them at gunpoint in Austin, Texas last week, police announced.
Jaylyn Reed, 17, has now been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. Reed was already convicted of a series of robberies in 2021. Police say he was released from juvenile detention on May 27 with an ankle monitor, which he cut it off two days later. Reed then committed a series of nine robberies in five days, police say.
Reed reportedly approached the man and woman shortly after exiting a vehicle, which police say contained three other suspects.
"Surveillance video recorded Reed as he exited the vehicle and approached a black male victim and a black female victim," police wrote. "Reed pulled out a handgun and robbed the male victim of his backpack. At the same time, the other suspects in the car moved forward and waited for Reed. Reed moved toward the getaway car while pointing his handgun at the female victim. The male victim pulled out his firearm and fired several shots at Reed and those in the Chevy Malibu in self-defense."
The male victim struck Reed in the leg.
Police located Reed and the other three suspects shortly afterward and applied a tourniquet to Reed's leg before he was taken to the hospital. Authorities recovered a number of stolen items at the scene, including handguns.
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Interesting that the news was reported. No whites in the story and no AR-15.
I see what you did there…
No need to look.
From the description of the victim, he may have shot the perp gangsta style.
Those teen rascals.
Only 17 years old, and the perp already has a long rap sheet of assaults and robbery.
He is already a cancer on society.
Sick of the press. The teen was an alleged robber but the victim shot him fact certain.
One more gangsta of the street good deal.
“...defended himself and another woman” ?? What? Is the guy transitioning?
Same thing happened in Youngstown Ohio 35+ years ago. Speculation was drug related murder rate was too high. Right after announcement leg injuries increased dramatically.
If target isn’t killed LEO gives it a pass.
LOL, nice.
Isn’t that where Chappelle is from?
That caught my eye too—surprised you are the first to pick up on it, though the person noting that the writer seemed to be attempting journalism likely caught it as well.
That was my thought also. The article is not well written. Words are a journalist’s tools. As poorly as some use them, if they were carpenters they’d probably be missing a few fingers!
A journalist’s attempt to try to sound smart to stupid people... Especially the ones who use “Alleged” when there is actual video footage of the crime.
I tend to just keep scrolling whenever I see the term used...
Jaylyn. I don’t even need to look.
Sig Sauer.
You ‘allegedly’ keep scrollin’. Just sayin’. 😂
For those who would rather not give FNC the click...Link to Austin PD: https://www.austintexas.gov/news/apd-announces-arrests-suspects-involved-24th-robbery-series
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