{"id":236771,"date":"2026-05-05T13:31:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=236771"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:32:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:32:01","slug":"carjacker-shot-family-self-defense-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/carjacker-shot-family-self-defense-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Dad Drops Carjacker Trying to Drive Off With Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A routine Sunday turned into chaos in Garland, Texas and it ended with a father defending his entire family in a split-second decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reporting from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"carjacker-shot-family-self-defense-texas\" title=\"Video: Dad Drops Carjacker Trying to Drive Off With Family\">Fox 4 Dallas-Fort Worth<\/a><\/em>, a suspect went on a violent spree near Highway 66 and Dairy Road, crashing into multiple vehicles before attempting to carjack a family of eight.<\/p>\n\n\n\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=\"Texas father shoots carjacker attempting to steal car\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KRHadXHS1rc?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><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s when everything escalated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Witnesses say the man was acting erratically, trying to force his way into several vehicles in a nearby parking lot. Surveillance video shows him moving with intent, targeting cars one after another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then he picked the wrong one.  Inside the vehicle was a family, including multiple children and even a baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Video shows the suspect climbing into the driver\u2019s seat and attempting to take off with the family still inside. The father, outside the vehicle at that point, fought back: physically struggling with the suspect for nearly a minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s when he made the call.  The father drew his firearm and shot the suspect, stopping the attempted carjacking cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police say the suspect was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.  No one in the family was injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-unit-9-compact-review-dry-fire-just-got-violent\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/unit-9-compact-review-glock-19-training-pistol\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"carjacker-shot-family-self-defense-texas\" title=\"Video: Dad Drops Carjacker Trying to Drive Off With Family\">Unit 9 Compact Review: Dry Fire Just Got Violent<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let that sink in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight people in that vehicle\u2026 and they all walked away.  Investigators say the suspect had already crashed into multiple cars and was aggressively trying to take vehicles by force before targeting the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the suspect not being armed (at least based on what police recovered) the situation was clearly violent and escalating fast. Authorities say it appears to be self-defense, and at this point, no charges are expected against the father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A Texas father shoots and kills a carjacker attempting to steal vehicle with family inside<br \/><br \/>Police say the man tried to steal several vehicles by force yesterday afternoon, before trying this one near Highway 66 and Dairy Road<br \/><br \/>A majority of the family members were inside the car\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J6At0sRFYj\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"carjacker-shot-family-self-defense-texas\" title=\"Video: Dad Drops Carjacker Trying to Drive Off With Family\">pic.twitter.com\/J6At0sRFYj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; LASHY BILLS (@LASHYBILLS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LASHYBILLS\/status\/2051591746203578387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"carjacker-shot-family-self-defense-texas\" title=\"Video: Dad Drops Carjacker Trying to Drive Off With Family\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Witnesses described the scene as unfolding in seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt all really happened really fast,\u201d one said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s usually how these go.  There\u2019s no warning. No reset button. No time to think through ten different options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just action or consequences.  And in this case, the outcome could\u2019ve been very different.  A man trying to take control of a vehicle (with a full family inside) is about as bad as it gets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, the father was ready.  And because of that, his family is still here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Stopping the threat is step one. Surviving the courtroom is step two. The USCCA prepares you for both.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deltadefense.com\/offers\/?tID=68c08915b6278&amp;utm_campaign=guns+america+sponsored+article+1&amp;utm_source=web+banner&amp;utm_medium=media+buy&amp;utm_content=direct+sales\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"carjacker-shot-family-self-defense-texas\" title=\"Video: Dad Drops Carjacker Trying to Drive Off With Family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to protect yourself.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"carjacker-shot-family-self-defense-texas\" title=\"Video: Dad Drops Carjacker Trying to Drive Off With Family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A routine Sunday turned into chaos in Garland, Texas and it ended with a father defending his entire family in a split-second decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":158,"featured_media":236773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"manual","footnotes":""},"categories":[4024],"tags":[132,291,607],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-236771","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-buzz","9":"tag-dgu","10":"tag-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Video: Dad Drops Carjacker Trying to Drive Off With Family<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A Texas father shot and killed a carjacker trying to drive off with his family of eight. 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