Three Thugs Attacked An Old Woman, But She Had A Big Surprise….

Three thugs attacked an old woman but they were literally in for the surprise of their life, that is for sure!

Please be aware that this story has been republished several times due to recent reports of a surge in violent crime due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Apparently, there was an Indianapolis female mugging victim that fought back against her attackers by shooting one of them! Due to her right to bear arms, she caused the other two hoodlums to flee on foot!

The robbery victim, Crystal, was returning home from work when these three men approached her.

“I just heard them saying ‘Shut up, be quiet, don’t say anything’ and the one here had a weapon,” Crystal told WTHR.

Crystal actually defended herself with the gun that her father had insisted that she carry as protection.

She reached for her weapon in the front seat of the SUV and immediately one of the carjackers.

“I always come home late at night, but since I went to the grocery store last night, it was even later,” Crystal said. “He is the one that grabbed at me and when he did, I just reached and turned around and shot and they ran.”

The bullet struck one of the attackers, 18-year-old Deon Smith, in his shoulder. He was later arrested by the Metro police department.

The police believe that the other attackers escaped through a hole in the fence.

As far as Crystal is concerned, she is happy that she took her father’s advice to become licensed to carry a firearm.

“Honestly, I mostly carry it because my dad wanted me to,” Crystal said. “Now I’m glad I listened.”

“I never thought anything like this in my life would happen,” Crystal added.

A social survey performed in 2014 found that just 12 percent of women in the United States personally own a firearm, according to the Guardian.

“Learn how to protect yourself if you don’t know how,” Crystal said. “Be more aware. I wasn’t paying attention to my surroundings at all.”

The police searched the SUV of the suspects and found some items that matched the description of a previous robbery that had occurred earlier in the day.