Carjacker Killed By Victim 2 
2003 Reader Submission
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The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel contributed to this report.
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - A man who kept two handguns in the trunk of his car shot and killed a carjacker who had locked him inside, police said.
Paul Brite, 53, was confronted by a gunman Monday at a carwash and forced to climb into the trunk of his own Lexus, said Sgt.Jeff Maslan.
The kidnapper drove off. But, apparently fearing Brite had a cellular phone,stopped
and opened the trunk.
"The victim came out with two handguns that he had stored in his trunk," Maslan said. "He ordered the suspect several times to lie on the ground, firing two warning shots."
When the carjacker reached for his pocket, Brite shot him in the lower abdomen, Maslan
said. Carl Lee Reese, 21, died at a hospital.
Reese's 17-year-old cousin, Mario Danele Sikes, who had been driving a station wagon
behind the two tried to run over Brite, police said. Brite shot at the vehicle, and the driver sped away, but was caught within minutes after a description of the car was
broadcast over police radios.
Without elaborating, police said Reese "had an extensive record of carjacking in Florida
and South Carolina" and was wanted in Palm Beach County on a robbery probation violation.
Police said they do not plan to charge Brite, but will turn over the case to the Broward
State Attorney's Office for review. Sikes will be charged with theft, kidnapping and possibly felony murder for participating in a felony that resulted in the death of his cousin, Maslan said.
Submitted on 12/11/2002
Submitted by:
Adam Hope
Reference:
7/24/1995 Coral Springs, Fla.
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