[Drizzt]

Reno woman shoots alleged vehicle vandal

ASSOCIATED PRESS

RENO, Nev. (AP) - A would-be vandal was recovering at a Reno hospital after being shot by a woman as he allegedly tried to vandalized her vehicle.

Police said the woman had dropped off two children at a clinic and day care center Wednesday and was returning to her van when she saw the man vandalizing the vehicle.

The center is operated by the University of Nevada, Reno.

"He was vandalizing her vehicle," said UNR police Lt. Marc Conley. "He approached her. He was advancing toward her, and she shot him."

The man was reported in stable condition in the intensive care unit at Washoe Medical Center.

After firing a single shot from a revolver, the woman sat next to the building with her gun nearby until police arrived, Conley said.

The woman had a permit to carry the weapon, Conley said.

She was not arrested but an investigation continued, police said.

[Frohickey]

"He was vandalizing her vehicle," said UNR police Lt. Marc Conley. "He approached her. He was advancing toward her, and she shot him."

Sounds like a good shoot to me.

He approached her.
He was advancing toward her.
She shot him.

Was there any weapon found? Could have been a screwdriver or a knife to vandalize the car that can also be used as a weapon. Besides, man against woman. Who's more likely to harm who?

[Kevlarman]

What kind of vehicle was it? Could it have been those idiots who like to stick "I don't care about the air" bumper stickers on SUVs? :rolleyes:

[dinosaur]

Kind of misleading. Shouldn`t the article start with "Woman Shoots Would Be Attacker" or some such?

He was in the act of vandalizing her vehicle so he`s a "would be" vandal?

[4v50 Gary]

Woman repels aggresive Vandal - gee, it almost sounds like something out of Gibbon's Rise & Fall of the Roman Empire.

[Standing Wolf]

Thanks, Ma'am! You've done yourself, your community, and the nation a favor.

[Blackhawk]

Good for her! :neener: