OH: Man shoots assailant

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Man shoots assailant

WARREN - A 55-year-old man thwarted a carjacking Tuesday morning after
exchanging gunfire with the would-be thief. The victim told police he had
pulled his vehicle into his Youngstown Road driveway about 12:45 a.m. when
one of three men who was walking past his home started shooting at him.

The victim, who police reported has a conceal-carry gun permit, returned
fire. The would-be thief jumped into the victim's car and backed into a
street sign. He drove forward, went through a fence and slammed into a junk
vehicle. The gunman jumped back over the fence and got into a car that had
pulled up to the scene. The victim suffered a cut hand, but police say he
wounded his assailant, who is in a Warren hospital pending filing of
charges.



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