ST. LOUIS (KTVI) The carjacking suspect wounded in a shootout near Busch Stadium last month has died.
The attempted carjacking took place Monday, May 30 around 10:30 p.m., in the 900 block of Spruce Street, within walking distance of the stadium, the Westin Hotel, and other bars and popular downtown hotspots.
The 27-year-old victim told police was in his pickup truck when a person walked up and announced a carjacking. The victim got out of his truck and the suspect got inside. However, the victim was armed and fired five shots at the suspect, striking the individual at least once.
The carjacker sped off in the stolen truck, but crashed a short distance away. Two accomplices in a Mitsubishi began firing shots at the victim, who returned fire. The two people in the Mitsubishi got the injured carjacking suspect and drove off.
The victim ran to a nearby business to get help and call police. He was taken to a hospital and treated for a gunshot wound to the leg.
Meanwhile, the people in the Mitsubishi attempted to bring the suspected carjacker to a hospital, but were detained by police. The driver of the Mitsubishi, 27-year-old Phillip Brown, was arrested at the hospital. His accomplice, an unidentified woman, ran away and remains at-large.
The carjacking suspect was identified as 20-year-old Tyrell Patrick.
Investigators have reclassified the case to a homicide.
Wow he was black no way
The article doesn't really specify, but I'd bet the accomplices are the ones facing homicide charges - Not the guy they tried to carjack.
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Since the shooting happened a month ago and the guy just died, it probably went from assault to murder or something.
That's not how it reads at all. They're charging the guy who pulled the gun and shot the carjacker with homicide. The law always says you may fire in self defense, but in this case the guy already gave up his car and the criminal was going to drive away. At that point he was not in danger in the eyes of the law, and THAT'S why it's a homicide.
I don't agree with it, but the law will always place life above personal property, even if it's the life of a worthless criminal.
maybe I'm wrong though, it just doesn't read that way to me
To begin with, not all homicides are crimes. Homicides include all killings of humans. Many homicides, such as murder and manslaughter, violate criminal laws. Others, such as a killing committed in justified self-defense, are not criminal. Illegal killings range from manslaughter to murder, with multiple degrees of each representing the gravity of the crime.
That's not how it reads at all. They're charging the guy who pulled the gun and shot the carjacker with homicide. The law always says you may fire in self defense, but in this case the guy already gave up his car and the criminal was going to drive away. At that point he was not in danger in the eyes of the law, and THAT'S why it's a homicide.
I don't agree with it, but the law will always place life above personal property, even if it's the life of a worthless criminal.
maybe I'm wrong though, it just doesn't read that way to me
10 days ago is a month ago?
The article doesn't say that anyone has been charged with anything, all it says is the case has been reclassified as a homicide.
http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-charges/homicide-definition.html
oh. in that case understandable. That is not self defense.
though i won't cry over the guy getting killed.
Yeah, legally it's homicide.
Realistically, if I was on the trial for that guys jury he'd walk. There's no way a DA will take that case to trial, they'll change him because they have to and then plead it out to something much much less.
The jury would not only refuse to convict, they'd likely line up afterwards to give a high five to the defendant for doing a public service.
10 days ago was May, so yes that was last month.
Asshole
If someone car jacked me I would probably not resist, preferring instead to call the police and let them handle it. I don't think I would shoot unless I firmly believed the situation was kill or be killed.
Homicide? really?