A San Antonio, Texas man is not expected to face charges after his car was stolen and a confrontation with the suspected thief aided by an Apple AirTag item tracker ended in fatal gunfire on Wednesday, March 29, police said.
Katy Barber for mySanAntonio.com:
The man’s vehicle was stolen from his Northside home on Wednesday afternoon, police said. But by using an Apple AirTag, he was able to track his truck down to a shopping center on the Southeast Side in the 3200 block of Southeast Military Drive.
SAPD spokesperson Nick Soliz said the man called police to report his vehicle as stolen, but did not wait for police to arrive before attempting to confront the suspected car thief around 4 p.m.
Police said the man saw his truck in the parking lot, walked up to the stolen vehicle in an attempt to confront the person inside, and some sort of disagreement ensued. Soliz said he could not confirm if the man and the suspected thief argued, but said the car theft victim told police he believed the suspected thief pulled out a gun which prompted “a firefight.”
The suspected thief, another man, was shot and pronounced dead, Soliz said. His identity has not been released.
MacDailyNews Take: Don’t mess with Texas.
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Another benefit to Apple AirTags: Saving society the cost of a trial.
Even Trump deserves a fair trial ahole!
Mr F.U., you sound like you’re having an air tug
And he will get one. One that addresses the law rather than popularity amongst the minority of US citizens. Personally I can’t understand the popularity of a snivelling whiny perpetually lying, confrontational clueless criminal who can be relied on to dig his own grave by undercutting his own legal arguments.
I bet you still chant “Lock her up!”
Your opinion of someone is not the law. Hillary and Hunter have both got real evidence of crimes against them, but you’re OK with that cause you feel so cool in that type company.
You couldn’t be more wrong. I would advocate for much more scrutiny of every person who steps up and puts on formal dress, who aver that they want to represent the people. All politicians of whatever persuasion, at every level of federal and state legislature. No favours. Make it so difficult to game the system so that being a representative means you can trust them for what they say and do. Of course that would mean statuary bodies with teeth to set the rules.
That would mean something.
So the state of Texas has more guns than any other, guaranteeing shootouts like this. Whereas, in most other countries, going to a confrontation with a loaded weapon would be probable premeditation of a crime, in Texas it’s still the 1850’s era of “kill or be killed” 🙄
Went to a wedding there a few years ago and even the pastor was armed. And everyone seemed so angry. I probably won’t return if this is the norm.
A life taken over a car? You mean – Texas, What a Mess.
A civilized society doesn’t allow thieve to proliferate.
A mess is what you have in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, New York….get the idea?
I wouldn’t have done this unless the guy was outside of my truck. Wouldn’t want the mess to deal with…
Seattle is a complete shithole
If you value my possessions more than your own life, then that’s on you.
A life wasn’t taken over a vehicle. From the article it sounds like the thief pulled a weapon, it then becomes self-defense.
Another thief removed from society. As it should be.