Concealed carrier shoots 2, foiling possible attempted car theft in Chicago — the second time in less than a week that a Windy City gun owner gets the upper hand



A concealed carrier in Chicago shot two early Saturday morning, foiling a possible attempted car theft in the heart of city's downtown Loop, WLS-TV reported, citing police.

In fact, it was the second time in less than a week that a Windy City gun owner got the upper hand.

What are the details?

Police told the station a 31-year-old man was walking toward his parked vehicle on West Randolph Street just after 3:30 a.m. when a red SUV passed him and someone fired shots in his direction.

But the victim — a concealed carry license holder — pulled his own gun and fired several rounds, police told WLS, after which the SUV driver fled the scene.

The victim also saw someone exit his parked vehicle and run off, the station said, adding that the victim wasn't injured.

Investigators told WLS that minutes after the shooting, the same red SUV pulled up to the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital with a man in his 20s seeking treatment for a gunshot wound to his left knee.

About the same time, another man in his 20s walked into Lurie Children's Hospital with a gunshot wound to the lower back, the station said.

Both suspects were soon taken into custody, WLS said, adding that police said they're seeking a third offender whose age is unknown.

Kyle Jorgensen told the station he heard the gunfire — about eight or nine shots: "Fell asleep with the window open and I woke up to gunshots, and my dog's looking out the window, freaking out."

Denise Arnold lamented to WLS that "all the smash-and-grabs that happened in broad daylight, so you can be a victim any time of the day."

Laurel Protexter has lived in neighborhood almost three years and told the station things have gotten progressively worse: "When we first moved, there was nothing like for almost a month, then it got on and off. It got really bad. You never know what's going to happen. It's very unfortunate."

The other concealed carry shooting

Early in the morning of Dec. 5, a 56-year-old Chicago man carrying a concealed gun fought back against a trio of armed teenage carjackers and turned the tables on them, shooting and seriously wounding two of the suspects, while the third broke a leg in a car crash.

That makes it twice in less than a week that a concealed carrier got the upper hand in dicey situations.

Anything else?

Chicago concealed carriers have been tallying numerous successes protecting themselves and others from the worst possible scenarios. Here's a sampling just from this year:

  • A 17-year-old carjacker died earlier this month after a woman carrying concealed shot him in the head during an attempted heist on the south side the day before Thanksgiving.
  • In September, gunmen opened fire at partygoers outside a Chicago home and shot a 13-year-old boy in the head, but the victim's 21-year-old cousin — a concealed carry license holder — pulled out his gun and shot back, after which the gunmen fled.
  • Also in September, a concealed carry license holder shot an armed 13-year-old boy in Chicago as the boy allegedly was breaking into the concealed carrier's car.
  • In July, a woman with a concealed carry license shot at a group of males who pointed a gun at her as they attempted to steal her car in Chicago — and a 13-year-old male who was with the would-be thieves was shot.
  • In February, a knife-wielding man in a Chicago alley approached a concealed carrier, who shot the man with the knife once in the leg. Police eventually used a Taser on the suspect and arrested him.

Woman with concealed carry license shoots at crooks who pointed gun at her, tried to steal her car in Chicago — and 13-year-old male with crooks is shot



A woman with a concealed carry license shot at a group of males who pointed a gun at her as they attempted to steal her car in Chicago last week — and a 13-year-old male who was with the would-be thieves was shot, police told WBBM-TV.

What are the details?

Four to five males were trying to break into a parked car in the 1100 block of East 52nd Street in Hyde Park at 7:58 p.m. Friday, police told the station.

The 34-year-old woman who owns the car confronted the group, after which one of them pulled a gun and pointed it at her, police told WBBM.

With that, the woman fired her own gun at the group and hit one of the would-be thieves — a 13-year-old male, police told the station.

The boy was struck in the neck and taken to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital in fair condition, police added to WBBM.

The rest of the would-be thieves? Police said they all ran off, and no weapon was recovered, and no one else was injured, the station reported.

Crime victims in Chicago fighting back

The incident is the latest example in recent days of crime victims in Chicago fighting back.

Last Monday, a robbery victim stabbed to death a 15-year-old male who pulled a gun on him aboard a Chicago train.

A man was on a Red Line train near 63rd Street just after 3 a.m. when a group of seven approached him, and one member of the group — the 15-year-old male — pulled out a gun in an apparent attempt to rob the man, WBBM-TV reported in a separate story, citing Chicago police chief of detectives Brendan Deenihan.

Deenihan told the station the man pulled out a knife and stabbed the gun-wielding 15-year-old male, who fled the scene with everyone else and later died at a hospital.

In addition, six people with weapons attacked and tried to rob a train passenger early in the morning of July 22, but the victim pulled a knife and fought back. Three of the suspects were wounded and hospitalized, all six were arrested, but the victim also was wounded and hospitalized.

The 42-year-old victim got on a train at Addison Street on the North Side around 2 a.m., when three people tried to take his cellphone and began attacking him, police Superintendent David Brown said, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

During the struggle, the victim took out a small knife and stabbed one of his attackers in the back, the paper said.

At the North/Clybourn stop, the three robbers left the train as a fourth person entered it and began attacking the victim, Brown added to the Sun-Times, after which the victim stabbed that attacker in the neck, and the attacker stabbed the victim in the collarbone.

With that, six suspects began chasing the victim around the train platform and train cars, Brown said, according to the paper. In addition, two of the suspects hit the victim in the head with a glass bottle and other objects, Brown added, the Sun-Times said.

Three of the six robbers were hospitalized, the paper said, adding that the victim was hospitalized in serious condition. He suffered stab wounds and cuts, Patch said.

Shawn Gullens, 20, Latoya Thomas, 22, Martinez Owens, 24, and Larone Williams, 36, were charged with one felony count of armed robbery with a dangerous weapon and one felony count of aggravated battery to a transit employee, WBBM said. Vernon Holman, 52, was charged with one felony count of armed robbery and one felony count of battery with the use of a deadly weapon, the station added. It isn't clear what happened to the sixth arrested person.

'Do not fight back. Be compliant'

In response to the most recent stabbing, Chicago Transit Authority vice president of security Kevin Ryan told WBBM that victims fighting back isn't wise: "What the Chicago police will tell you to do — do not fight back. Be compliant. Do not put yourself in harm's way further."

Ryan told WBBM up to 250 unarmed security guards are patrolling the CTA system daily; the station said the stated goal is to have 300.

Philly man who fatally shot suspect who tried to steal his car arrested for carrying gun without a license. Now suspect's widow wants a murder charge.



The Philadelphia resident who fatally shot a man he saw trying to steal his car Tuesday morning was arrested for carrying a gun without a license, police told the Philadelphia Inquirer.

What's more, the suspect's widow wants a murder charge brought against him, the paper said.

What's the background?

Witnesses said three men hooked a car with straps near South 58th Street and Cobbs Creek Parkway just before 8:30 a.m., KYW-TV reported. According to WPVI-TV, there was an attempt to tow away the car.

Image source: KYW-TV video screenshot

The car's owner, however, got a glimpse of what was going on and opened fire; KYW said in its video report that shots were fired from inside the car-owner's residence.

The straps broke away from the targeted car, WPVI said. And the getaway car — a Honda — crashed into a school bus that was headed in the opposite direction, KYW reported.

One of the suspects was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and later pronounced dead, KYW said.

Police said the owner of the car targeted in the attempted theft was not injured, WPVI reported.

New developments

But the Inquirer reported that the man who fired his gun actually did not have a license to carry it. Steven Thompson, 54, was charged with two counts of firearms violations, the paper said.

Sherell Natividad — the widow of fatally shot Satario Natividad, who was 51 — told the Inquirer that Thompson's arrest was "a little bit of justice" for her.

"You just can’t go shooting people and not expect there’s going to be consequences behind that," she added the paper, insisting that Thompson should be charged with murder.

“He took my children’s father away from them. He took my husband away from me,” Natividad noted to the Inquirer. “I want more. He murdered my husband. Even though he was doing wrong, he still murdered him. I can’t sleep, I can’t eat, I can’t do nothing.”

Anything else?

Chief Inspector Frank Vanore added to the paper that police found catalytic converters, tools, and a handgun inside the Accord that crashed into the school bus.

Natividad's two accomplices fled on foot and are still at large, police noted to the Inquirer.

Here's the original report from KYW-TV:

VIDEO: Man holds thug at gunpoint after allegedly catching him trying to steal his car



A motorist allegedly caught a man trying to steal his car outside a 7-Eleven — and then recorded video of himself holding the would-be crook at gunpoint until Dallas police arrived at the scene.

What are the details?

The video begins with the motorist pointing his gun at another man who is face-down in the parking lot next to the car.

"Yeah, man, you thought you gonna jump in my car and pull out," the gun owner tells the alleged crook before hilariously adding, "And it's a stick ... can you even drive a [expletive deleted] stick?"

Seconds later, police arrive and handcuff the alleged crook and have him sit on a curb.

Twitter video screenshot via @TPostMillennial

Twitter video screenshot via @TPostMillennial

Twitter video screenshot via @TPostMillennial

At that moment, the gun-toting motorist appears to inform a 911 operator that officers have arrived.

Here's a portion of the clip:

After attempting to steal a car, a man is held at gunpoint in Dallas, TX. https://t.co/ZgNNqe9kz8

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) 1624573399.0

What else do we know?

In the full 20-minute clip Instagram user flightdogg_ posted Tuesday of his triumphant takedown, he tells another officer he had entered the 7-Eleven to get a drink and then saw the suspect sitting behind the wheel of his car and attempting to drive away.

The motorist said he needed to leave his car running due to a mechanical issue and added that the would-be thief seemed as though he was looking down and having trouble putting the car in gear.

With that he told the officer he drew his gun and ordered the alleged thief to get down on the ground before he contacted authorities.

Amid the questioning that continued to take place, the gun owner and police spoke to each other in friendly and respectful manners.

Not the same could be said for the gun owner's feeling toward his adversary: "Lucky I didn't shoot his stupid ass," he noted in the longer clip.

Suspect taken away

The longer video also showed the handcuffed suspect being placed into the back of one of three patrol cars that showed up at the scene.

At that moment, a woman is heard off camera telling the gun owner, "Let me tell you, I have never seen that happen, and [I want to] congratulate you on protecting yourself."

"Thank you, ma'am," the gun owner replied.