Rideshare driver with license to carry shoots carjacker on West Side
A rideshare driver with a license to carry shot and wounded a would-be carjacker in the South Austin community on the city's West Side Thursday evening.
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A rideshare driver with a license to carry shot and wounded a would-be carjacker in the South Austin community on the city's West Side Thursday evening.
A rideshare driver with a license to carry shot and wounded a would-be carjacker in the South Austin community on the city's West Side Thursday evening.
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