A Good Samaritan shot a man attempting to carjack a woman and her child, Carjacker told her child that was in the vehicle, ‘I’m going to rape your mommy.’

A Good Samaritan shot a wanted man attempting to carjack a woman and her child on Friday.

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According to Major Harold Heatley with the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened at Lee’s Kar-Go when the suspect, identified as Cody Dailey, 30, “attempted to carjack a truck, assaulted the female driver of the vehicle and told her [four year old] child that was in the vehicle, ‘I’m going to rape your mommy.’”

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Multiple citizens heard the victim screaming and came to her aid, and one of those citizens was armed with his 9mm handgun.

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The armed Good Samaritan approached Dailey and gave commands, but Dailey charged and shoved the man to the ground.

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Dailey continued approaching the armed citizen, and that was when the citizen shot the suspect, hitting him in the chest. . . .

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Kassidy Brown, “Good Samaritan shoots man attempting to carjack woman and child,” WDBJ Channel 7, Aug. 23, 2024.

“Thank goodness for the good Samaritans that came to the victims’ aid during her time of need. We are grateful for their desire to intercede on her behalf, had they not acted this could have been a very different outcome,” Tazewell County Sheriff Brian Hieatt said. . . .

Kassidy Brown and Jordan Gartner, “‘Thank goodness’: Good Samaritan shoots man attempting to carjack woman with child in car,” KKTV Channel 11, August 23, 2024.

The woman was injured in the attack. The attempted carjacker and rapist was shot after he knocked the good Samaritan to the ground, but the attempted carjacker and rapist is in “stable” condition in the hospital. The name of the good Samaritan has not been released.