[Source.](https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/10/31/carjackers-made-a-deadly-mistake-when-trying-to-steal-an-armed-citizens-vehicle-n2165745) > In a harrowing turn of events, an attempted car theft ended with one assailant dead and the other facing multiple criminal charges, including second-degree murder. The incident occurred when the two assailants made the mistake of trying to carjack an armed citizen who decided he would rather hold on to his vehicle. ----------------- > The armed citizen is not being charged with a crime as law enforcement concluded he acted in self-defense after investigating the matter.