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Carjacking victim arrested after allegedly shooting boy breaking into his car during Atlanta confrontation
Yoshay Carter, 51, was booked into Fulton County Jail after confronting burglar
By Alexandra Koch
An Atlanta carjacking victim was arrested after allegedly shooting a boy who was breaking into his car.Officials told affiliate FOX 5 Atlanta police responded just before 3 a.m. to a person shot in Fairburn Mays, approximately 20 miles south of the city center.
When Atlanta Police Department officers arrived, they found a boy under the age of 18 with a gunshot wound to his foot, according to the report.
Police said the boy admitted he was shot after breaking into a car. He was taken to a children’s hospital and is expected to survive.
Yoshay Carter, 51, who owns the car, told authorities the shooting happened when he confronted the boy, the outlet reported.
Carter was later arrested and charged with aggravated assault, according to police. He was booked into the Fulton County Jail.
Under Georgia law, there is a statute that covers “use of force in defense of property other than a habitation.”
A person is justified in threatening or using force when he reasonably believes it’s necessary to prevent or stop criminal interference with property he lawfully possesses, according to the statute.
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Part of that law after the “however” needs to be simplified. Currently it’s a word salad worthy of Kamala.
I hope the car owner beats the rap.
The yute should be thankful that it was only his foot that was shot.
In Texas (last time I checked the legalese) if there is a danger of significant financial loss (most cars qualify) then the Taxpayer Savings Shot is legally defensible.
For a perp under the age of 18, I might aim for the crotch. Gene pool cleanout shot.
Way too much info missing in the story to have a real informed opinion of the validity of the shooting.
The actual article has this paragraph which was omitted above.
“However, the use of force that is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm is not justified to protect property, unless the person using the force reasonably believes such force is necessary to prevent a “forcible felony,” according to Georgia law.”
It would be interesting to see the pic of the juvenile to see if there was a disparity of physical attributes that would cause the car owner to be in fear of his life. Now if the kid is a 90lb weakling the shooter is going to have a really hard time selling his side of the story. The article has a pic of the shooter and he is neither greatly aged or infirm in appearance.
Calling all farm girls…..
Much as the Rooskies like to claim “WE DID IT FIRST” (when they didn’t), in this one particular, the can honestly claim that the 7.62x54R (Rimmed, not Russian) is the oldest metallic military grade cartridge still in continuous use.
Aren’t there some places still using . 303?