{"id":202352,"date":"2024-05-15T08:37:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T13:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=202352"},"modified":"2024-05-15T08:37:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T13:37:15","slug":"amazon-driver-fatally-shoots-teen-carjacking-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/amazon-driver-fatally-shoots-teen-carjacking-suspect\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Driver Fatally Shoots Teen Carjacking Suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This Amazon delivery vehicle was totaled after being carjacked by a teenage boy. (Image\/WOIO<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span>Estimated reading time: <\/span>3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot in Ohio earlier this month after allegedly carjacking an Amazon delivery driver.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazon Driver Fights Back<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Amazon driver was delivering in a neighborhood late in the afternoon. According to WKYC<\/em><\/a>, the armed suspect approached the driver.\u00a0 He reportedly held the driver at gunpoint and took the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Amazon driver fired several shots. Reports do not indicate whether it was his gun. He hit the suspect at least once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect attempted to drive off in the vehicle. He crashed the car after his gunshot wound left him unable to drive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When emergency personnel arrived on the scene, the suspect was dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teenagers Running Amok<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A few days later, the identity of the alleged carjacker was released.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fox8<\/em> <\/a>revealed that a series of thefts had been committed earlier that day by a group of teens. Police identified all five of the teen suspects.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Amazon driver fatally shot 17-year-old suspect Alquin Wells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other four suspects’ ages range from 12 to 17. Their thefts included stolen phones and vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The four teens have been charged with aggravated robbery and grand theft. Two of them were also charged for a second incident the following day.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neighbors Not Pleased<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Neighbors were quite shocked that this shooting happened in broad daylight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like this in my front yard,\u201d one neighbor told WOIO<\/em><\/a>. \u201cAnd it literally is in my front yard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This deadly carjacking happened at 4 p.m. on a Saturday. Half a block away, children were outside having a birthday party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one else appeared to be injured. One neighbor shared photos online of her car, with several bullet holes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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