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Woman shoots carjack suspect in N.O.

Incident revives shelter dispute


Friday October 24, 2003


By Tara Young
Staff writer

A Boutte woman shot a man twice in the chest after he allegedly tried to force her to give up her Jeep Cherokee on Thursday afternoon in the Warehouse District, the New Orleans Police Department said.

Thorlief Thorbjornsen, 42, who is homeless, was listed in serious but stable condition Thursday at Charity Hospital.

The 32-year-old woman told police she had left work and was getting into her vehicle at a U-Park lot in the 800 block of Camp Street about 5 p.m. when Thorbjornsen approached her, indicated he had a handgun and demanded she get out of her car.

Instead of complying, the woman reached into the center console of her Jeep and pulled out a 9 mm pistol. She shot Thorbjornsen twice in the torso, said Capt. Marlon Defillo, NOPD spokesman.

Thorbjornsen collapsed behind the woman's SUV, Defillo said. He did not have a weapon.

Defillo said police will not book the woman but as a formality will turn the case over to the Orleans Parish district attorney's office for review.

When Thorbjornsen is released from the hospital, he will be arrested and booked with attempted carjacking, Defillo said.

[TheeBadOne]

Waiting patiently for Don Galt to respond to this thread.

[Black Snowman]

Bad bluff. Good girl :D

[outfieldjack]

He may have not had a gun, but she did give my some bullets!

[Keith]

Instead of complying, the woman reached into the center console of her Jeep and pulled out a 9 mm pistol.

Interesting. We just had a discussion on the handguns forum about this. A lot of people said it would be "irresponsible" to have a gun in an easily accessable place within the vehicle.

Keith

[El Tejon]

Impossible! No one can defend themselves against a carjack. Why if you practice this one may shoot a child or someone who asks you the time or for a match!!!:rolleyes:

[DonP]

"Incident revives shelter dispute"

What does that have to do with a guy trying to commit grand theft with the threat of a weapon?

Or is this just a jerky media character trying to imply that if citizens funded more homeless shelters they wouldn't have to go out and try to rob women?

Good for her. I bet car jacking drops off sharply for a while at least.

Don P.

[RustyHammer]

Bad mistake ... I think nearly all new cars around NOLA come with guns in the glove boxes! :p

(Not to mention the brief cases/purses of the people driving them. :scrutiny: )

/Rusty

[longtom4570]

The bit about the shelter, may have to do with that there is a shelter near there and the crime is up because of it IMHO

[C.R.Sam]

I hope she gets the very minimum of hassle.

Sam

[Standing Wolf]

Instead of complying, the woman reached into the center console of her Jeep and pulled out a 9 mm pistol.

You can't beat women who keep and bear arms.

[TheeBadOne]

You can't beat women who keep and bear arms.
No, but you can cherish them.

[BluesBear]

Thorlief Thorbjornsen, 42, who is homeless, ...
Well he ain't homeless now! :evil:

IIRC they passed a law down there a few years back that declared open season on carjackers since Da Big Easy had been high on the list of carjacking cities. After that horrible law was passed/changed jackings dropped dramatically.

If this woman is allowed to get by with this dastardly deed the rate will probably drop even further. :neener:


Good thing this didn't happen in Michigan or she would have been compelled to run him over after she shot him.







TheeBadOne
Waiting patiently for Don Galt to respond to this thread.
Brother, you crack me up! (^5) :D

[NewShooter78]

Saw this on the news last night. It seems like the police were not hassling the woman at all, just took her to the station to ask get all the details. She got him twice in the chest. Seems like good shootin' to me.

And they did pass a law because of a high number of carjackings a few years ago. And when a few people started shooting carjackers, the frequency of the crime sharply declined. It is now a rare occurance.

[DorGunR]

The 32-year-old woman told police she had left work and was getting into her vehicle at a U-Park lot in the 800 block of Camp Street about 5 p.m.

The key word here is Camp St...........not a good part of town........now that I think about it I don't believe any part of downtown New Orleans could be considered a good part of town.

[kernal_panic]

#1 gun fight rule:


HAVE A GUN!