DALLAS, TX (WCMH) — A mother in Dallas reportedly took matters into her own hands when a carjacker tried to take off in her SUV with her two children in the backseat.
The woman had gone into a gas station to pay late Wednesday night when the man jumped behind the wheel, the CBS station in Dallas-Fort Worth reported.
The children in the vehicle were ages 2 and 4, the station reported.
The woman raced over and managed to get back into the SUV. When the man refused to stop the vehicle, the woman grabbed a gun from the glove box and shot him in the head.
The man crashed into a pole and was taken to a hospital.
NBCDFW reports the suspect, Ricky Wright, 36, suffered non-life threatening injuries.
“I wish I would’ve killed you, if I didn’t already,” the woman told CBS DFW.
The woman and her two kids were not hurt.
Police say the investigation is ongoing.
