Shocked carjackers flee armed victim
Published: May 13, 2007 at 6:28 PM
HARPER WOODS, Mich., May 13 (UPI) -- Two men who tried a carjacking this weekend were shocked when their would-be victim pulled out a firearm and chased them as they tried to escape.
Police in Harper Woods, Mich., told The Detroit News that when the two would-be thieves tried to steal a man's car Saturday, they learned that a retired Detroit Police officer made for a poor choice of victim.
One of the men was carrying a shotgun. Police said the unidentified former officer pulled his own gun -- and got off one shot as the men fled in a stolen Dodge Durango truck.
No one was harmed in the attempted carjacking.
Police later found the truck abandoned, but saw no sign of the shocked would-be thieves, the newspaper said.
Police in Harper Woods, Mich., told The Detroit News that when the two would-be thieves tried to steal a man's car Saturday, they learned that a retired Detroit Police officer made for a poor choice of victim.
One of the men was carrying a shotgun. Police said the unidentified former officer pulled his own gun -- and got off one shot as the men fled in a stolen Dodge Durango truck.
No one was harmed in the attempted carjacking.
Police later found the truck abandoned, but saw no sign of the shocked would-be thieves, the newspaper said.
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