{"id":252260,"date":"2025-10-26T07:50:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T07:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/252260\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T07:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T07:50:13","slug":"atlanta-carjacking-victim-yoshay-carter-arrested-for-shooting-boy-breaking-into-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/252260\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta carjacking victim Yoshay Carter arrested for shooting boy breaking into car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An\u00a0Atlanta carjacking victim\u00a0was arrested after allegedly shooting a boy who was breaking into his car.<\/p>\n<p>Officials told affiliate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/news\/boy-shot-after-breaking-car-southwest-atlanta-police-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">FOX 5 Atlanta<\/a>\u00a0police responded just before 3 a.m. to a person shot in Fairburn Mays, approximately 20 miles south of the city center.<\/p>\n<p>When Atlanta Police Department\u00a0officers arrived, they found a boy under the age of 18 with a gunshot wound to his foot, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the boy admitted he was shot after breaking into a car.<\/p>\n<p>He was taken to a children\u2019s hospital and is expected to survive.<\/p>\n<p>Yoshay Carter, 51, who owns the car, told authorities the shooting happened when he confronted the boy, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Carter was later arrested and charged with aggravated assault, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>Yoshay Carter was arrested and charged with a boy who was allegedly breaking into his car in Fairburn Mays.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/carjacking-victim-arrested-after-shooting-boy-breaking-his-car-during-atlanta-confrontation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/carjacking-victim-arrested-after-shooting-boy-breaking-his-car-during-atlanta-confrontation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was booked into the\u00a0Fulton County\u00a0Jail.<\/p>\n<p>Under\u00a0Georgia law, there is a statute that covers \u201cuse of force in defense of property other than a habitation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A person is justified in threatening or using force when he reasonably believes it\u2019s necessary to prevent or stop\u00a0criminal interference\u00a0with property he lawfully possesses, according to the statute.<\/p>\n<p>When Atlanta Police Department\u00a0officers arrived, they found a boy under the age of 18 with a gunshot wound to his foot, according to the report. City of Atlanta Police Department\/Facebook<\/p>\n<p>Carter was booked into the\u00a0Fulton County\u00a0Jail. City of Atlanta Police Department\/Facebook<\/p>\n<p>However, the use of force that is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm is not justified to protect property, unless the person using the force reasonably believes such force is necessary to prevent a \u201cforcible felony,\u201d according to Georgia law.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia also has a \u201cno duty to retreat\u201d statute, which says those using force as self-defense, defense of habitation or defense of property do not need to retreat.<\/p>\n<p>Police did not confirm if self-defense laws apply in Friday\u2019s case, according to the report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An\u00a0Atlanta carjacking victim\u00a0was arrested after allegedly shooting a boy who was breaking into his car. 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