(BBC News) A mother in Texas shot a carjacker who was stealing her vehicle while her two young children were inside, police say.
The woman jumped back into her SUV after the suspect got into the driver's seat at a Dallas petrol station on Wednesday night, according to police.
Police say she grabbed her gun and shot the carjacker in the face when he refused to stop, causing him to crash.
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The woman's sons - aged two and four - were not hurt in the incident.