{"id":166515,"date":"2022-08-04T10:36:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T14:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=166515"},"modified":"2022-08-04T10:36:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T08:48:41","slug":"texas-father-shoots-would-be-carjackers-saves-children-inside-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/texas-father-shoots-would-be-carjackers-saves-children-inside-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Father Shoots Would-Be Carjackers, Saves Children Inside Vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Father shoots 2 suspects trying to rob vehicle while babies inside in north Harris County, HCSO ...\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lupwnQnOiKQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Houston father stopped two suspected carjackers last month while his two small children and wife were inside the vehicle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khou.com\/article\/news\/crime\/suspects-shot-after-trying-to-rob-family\/285-36d636a2-9a52-48a1-ba06-bef3363c75e3\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-father-shoots-would-be-carjackers-saves-children-inside-vehicle\" title=\"Texas Father Shoots Would-Be Carjackers, Saves Children Inside Vehicle\"><em>KHOU11<\/em> reports<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident happened shortly after midnight on Monday, July 11, as the family was pulling up to their Harris County home in an SUV.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Footage of the harrowing encounter was caught on a nearby doorbell camera.  It shows the two would-be carjackers pulling up behind the family&#8217;s SUV and opening the rear door. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s when the father, a law-abiding citizen armed with a handgun, engaged the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The adult male feared for the safety of his family and fired shots and struck both suspects,&#8221; said Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheriffEd_HCSO\/status\/1546483710282928128\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-father-shoots-would-be-carjackers-saves-children-inside-vehicle\" title=\"Texas Father Shoots Would-Be Carjackers, Saves Children Inside Vehicle\">Twitter<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The wife was driving and drove away after the shooting to get away from the suspects,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The father fired at least four shots and hit both suspects.  While their names have not yet been released, police said they are both 16 years of age.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-new-jersey-legislation-would-restrict-hunting-on-private-property\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-father-shoots-would-be-carjackers-saves-children-inside-vehicle\" title=\"Texas Father Shoots Would-Be Carjackers, Saves Children Inside Vehicle\">New Jersey Legislation Would Restrict Hunting on Private Property<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No one in the family was injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A camera across the street captured the moment a dad opened fire on would be robbers. His babies were in the backseat when the suspects tried to open the back door.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KHOU11?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-father-shoots-would-be-carjackers-saves-children-inside-vehicle\" title=\"Texas Father Shoots Would-Be Carjackers, Saves Children Inside Vehicle\">#KHOU11<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6w0yKjwwej\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-father-shoots-would-be-carjackers-saves-children-inside-vehicle\" title=\"Texas Father Shoots Would-Be Carjackers, Saves Children Inside Vehicle\">pic.twitter.com\/6w0yKjwwej<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Stephanie Whitfield (@KHOUStephanie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KHOUStephanie\/status\/1546461995431432192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-father-shoots-would-be-carjackers-saves-children-inside-vehicle\" title=\"Texas Father Shoots Would-Be Carjackers, Saves Children Inside Vehicle\">July 11, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n<p>A little while later, a car picked the two suspects up and brought them to a local hospital. There they were deemed to be in \u201cstable and in fair condition,&#8221; according to the sheriff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investigation is ongoing and presumably, charges will follow.  \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gonzalez says that the father was within his rights to fire and as such will not be charged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fearing for the safety of his family, the father fired at the suspects through a window. 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