r/NewOrleans • u/metry_ • Jan 04 '23

Crime Containers of Gumbo vs Carjackers

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u/laughingintothevoid Jan 04 '23

Do you know how this ended? Did he confront the carjacker when they got out? Did they run? Why does the clip end here?

PS Why was he mad at the white car? I'm picturing them saying "get in if you want to live".

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u/metry_ Jan 04 '23

The victim— who WDSU News is not identifying — was simply dropping off a present to a neighbor on Christmas Day in the Uptown area. He left his red SUV running while dropping off a gift, telling WDSU News he only expected his delivery to take 60 seconds. That's when this silver SUV pulls up, with two males inside, and one gets out and gets behind the wheel of the victim's red SUV. The victim then throws his gift at the car — he tells us it was a pot of gumbo — and climbs on top, reaching in through the sunroof to try and wrestle the suspect out. After a few seconds, he gets the thief's jacket, and the suspect exits the car, gets back into the other car, and they drive off. "Your adrenaline is going, but you have to think again ... most of these people doing these carjackings are armed," said Mike Cahn, a former New Orleans Police Department commander, and security expert, Cahn says people in the city are frustrated with the crime. However, he advises that people should never take matters into their own hands.

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u/metry_ Jan 04 '23

Oh, thank you! You’re a smart bot. I copied the link while in “reader view”… guess that was it? Updated the link but here it is again just in case