A Houston resident is recounting his experience of an attempted carjacking, during which two suspects, one of whom was armed, followed him into his garage at home. The incident occurred in January, and the houston resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, believes the suspects had followed him from a nearby gas station. The suspects approached him with a loaded 9mm gun and demanded the keys to his Jeep. However, the homeowner had a clever trick up his sleeve, and the suspects left empty-handed, “bamboozled” by his quick thinking.
The second suspect, unaware that the keys were inside the backpack, grabbed it and attempted to flee the scene, preventing the other suspect from starting the car. The homeowner then chased after the suspect with the backpack. However, during the pursuit, he heard gunshots fired by the first suspect who was following close behind him.
“The complainant started to run after the suspect that had his backpack and heard gunshots coming from the first suspect, who was running behind him,” the Houston Police Department posted on YouTube along with video of the incident. “The suspect that had the backpack also heard the gunshots, causing him to drop the backpack. The complainant was then able to recover his backpack (with all his property) as both suspects caught up with each other at the 3500 block of W. Holcombe.”
“Usually when they say give me your keys, somebody gives it to them right away, and they’re gone. It didn’t happen that way, so they were bamboozled,” the Houston homeowner explained. “They didn’t know what to do. Luckily, it was a bunch of errors, or I probably wouldn’t be talking to you today.”
According to the police description, the first suspect involved in the attempted carjacking is a Black male wearing a black hoodie and dark pants. The second suspect is also described as a Black male, wearing a black or gray hoodie, black pants, and distinctive yellow shoes.
