Would-Be Carjacker in Extremely Critical Condition After Pizza Deliveryman Fights Back With Fire and Fury

A 23-year-old man attempting a carjacking in Philadelphia last week got much more than he bargained for. According to WPVI-TV , the gunman allegedly approached a pizza delivery driver about 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27, pointed a…

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“The guy was licensed to carry a gun and defended himself,” Howard said.

Pace told WPVI the gunman returned fire, but the driver was not hit. The suspect was eventually taken to a local hospital in a private vehicle, where he was in “exremely critical condition,” WPVI reported.

He was not identified beyond his age. Pace said the individuals who brought him to the hospital were also considered “persons of interest” in the case.

In an ideal world, no one would have to shoot another person to defend himself. Sadly, that is just not the reality we live in.

According to the New York Post, there were 757 carjackings in Philadelphia in 2021. That was 353 more carjacking incidents than the previous year.

As of Jan. 28, 2022, there had already been 90 carjacking during the calendar year in Philadelphia, the Post reporterd. If that pace continued all year, the city would see over 1,000 carjackings.

It isn’t just carjackings that are increasing, either. On Jan. 19, WPVI-TV reported in a separate article that 32 homicides had occurred in Philadelphia since Jan. 1.

That was a 19 percent increase compared to the same period 2021, which was already the deadliest year in the city’s history according to WPVI.

“The rising numbers are beyond troubling, especially given that during the winter months, we generally would tend to see a decrease in the number of crimes committed,” Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at the time. “But unfortunately, over the last few years, we haven’t seen those lulls in crime.”

With the crime levels continuing to rise, the importance of the Second Amendment for people like this delivery driver is becoming even more apparent.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.