Man holds suspected carjacker at gunpoint until police arrive
An East Point man held a would-be carjacker at gunpoint until police arrived and arrested the suspect, according to Atlanta police.
Hashim Fannin, the car owner, says the attempted carjacking occurred just after he had pulled into a parking spot at the Family Dollar on Marietta Boulevard in northwest Atlanta
earlier this month.
Fannin says the
man slipped into the passenger’s seat when his doors automatically unlocked.
“He told me,
‘You know what this is,’” Fannin said. That is when Fannin says he pulled his gun out.
“I asked him to get out the car, probably not in those exact words,” Fannin said.
“I told him no, there’s no leaving, leaving was before you hopped into my car … at this point there is not leaving,” Fannin said.
The car owner kept the suspect, Edgar Horn, 61, at
gunpoint face down in the parking lot for several minutes until police arrived.
This is perfect example of why carrying is so important, especially when the gun is used in such a responsible manner.
In this case it not only protected Hashim’s life, it actually improved his community as well.
If he had something other than a gun, lets say a knife, pepper spray, or taser the carjacking suspect would have either succeeded or gotten away.
Instead, he was able to save himself, his vehicle, and take a criminal off the streets without ever firing a shot.
Mr. Fannin defended himself appropriately, used his gun without violence to subdue the carjacker, and held him until the police came.
Bravo, it actions like these that will sustain and improve our gun rights.
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