Police: Armed woman stops 13-year-old carjacker in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS — A woman in St. Louis turned the tables on two would-be carjackers when she pulled out a gun and fired at one of them.

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The woman told police she had just parked her car when she was approached by two people. Police said one, who was 13, threatened her with a gun and demanded her car keys and money, according to KSDK.

The woman handed her keys to the teenager, but told police that when he was distracted, she pulled a gun out of her purse and shot him. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that police found the 13-year-old a short time later with a gunshot wound to his leg.

Police are continuing to search for the second suspect.