Mugging victim opens fire on suspects; one shot, two flee
By Steve Jefferson, WTHR Crimebeat reporter
INDIANAPOLIS –
Two men are on the loose and a third suspect is in the hospital after an alleged robbery victim fought back.
A woman was approached by three men as she returned home from work in the 3300 block of W. 34th Street around 1 a.m. Friday. The men tried to rob her, but the woman fought back.
“I just heard them saying ‘Shut up, be quiet, don’t say anything’ and the one here had a weapon,” said the victim, Crystal.
She confronted the men with her own personal protection from the front seat of her SUV.
“I always come home late at night, but since I went to the grocery store last night, it was even later,” she said. “He is the one that grabbed at me and when he did, I just reached and turned around and shot and they ran.”
One of Crystal’s bullets struck one of her three attackers.
Her father wanted his only daughter to be licensed to carry so she could protect herself.
“Honestly, I mostly carry it because my dad wanted me to. Now I’m glad I listened,” Crystal said.
This woman passed this horrible test of resilience with flying colors. There’s nothing that warms my heart more than seeing a father equip his daughter with an old reliable to combat the world’s bad guys. She did what she was told and used her defensive tool to save her own life.
Many people swear by mace, tasers, or other sub-firearm forms of defense. They may work for a single attacker, but many cases like this require a more intimidating means of protection. Crystal may have only shot one of the criminals, but she managed to scare away the other two with the help of her sidearm.
The young woman also stressed the importance of females being prepared to defend themselves-words spoken by street-tested defender. She went on to say that she was “glad she listened” to her father. We here at Defend and Carry are too, Crystal.
The only downside of this story is that the other two lawbreakers came away without a scrape.
