CA - Off-Duty Cop Shoots & Kills Armed Carjacker

[Kevlar]

Lesson: Choose your carjacking victims wisely.

One suspected criminal learned the hard way last night, when he allegedly approached an off-duty LAPD officer's driver-side window, going in for the steal -- and didn't live to see the crime scene.

Apparently, when the officer went to move his vehicle outside his home at 10 minutes to midnight, he had the foresight to bring his gun along.....

http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2011/02/lapd_shoots_kills_carjacking.php

"Like any other citizens, officers can be out in the street and become victims of crimes," said LAPD detective Gus Villanueva.

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...-Officer-in-Attempted-Carjack--116241834.html

Yes Gus, just like any other citizen...well, except most "other citizens" are not allowed to carry a firearm.