A man was shot last night not far from my house by a repo man, who had come for his vehicle. The details havn't come out yet, but both the homeowner and the repoman were armed. It's only a rumor, but supposadly the homeowner was shot in the back multiple times. I,m sure the repoman is going to say he shot in self defense. The newpaper didn,t say if the homeowner had used his weopon. This has me thinking, will the repoman be charged. Georgia is a Castle Doctrine state, the homeowner had a gun when he confronted the repoman, which I believe was his right, he was in his front yard. Did the repoman have the right to shoot the homeowner because he was armed. After all the repoman was the trespasser. I will post more when the details come out. I wouldn't want to be a repoman. Seems to me you would have to fear for your life every time you went into someones yard, but I'm not defending the repoman, why did he show up in the middle of the night any way. You would think that job would be safer in the daylight.

I don't know how shooting anyone in the back could be construed as self defense.

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I heard a very similar (extremely similar) story from a relative in S Carolina a few days ago tho it occurred during the holidays. Seems a towing company driver came to tow a vehicle in a condo complex; vehicle in question had been object of a complaint (parking on street tho there are no other parking areas) by 'someone unknown' and had a boot put on its wheel. Driver of subject vehicle was visitor delivering gifts to a relative, was unaware of his vehicle being object of removal; came out of relative's dwelling just as tow driver was hooking up. Argument ensued, tow driver shot vehicle owner 3 times - twice in back. Dead.

Tow driver was part owner of own company with his father who had 'contracts' to do towing rather 'quickly' according to many local residents. Tow driver claims victim (?) "looked like he was going for a gun."

Concerned people have been questioning whether a'complaint' had ever been made.

Seeing as how it happened in Georgia it's possible. I think I remember reading about a Georgia man found dead from multiple gunshots to the head that was determined to be a suicide.

That's right up there with the South GA Sheriff pronouncing a dead gentleman had stolen more chain that he could swim with!

I sure would like to represent the dead guy's family!! Talk about a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

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Wish I had a sawbuck for every one that I had to go to the boonies and find and then get it. Could fill a hole in my collection with the money.
Repo man comes on property. Unless sign up that says do not trespass, he is Ok as long as he does not have to open a gate or other device to access said auto. He gets to the auto on owner's property and owner comes out and resists the repo. Repo man has to back off and leave. He (repo man) cannot breach the peace in getting car. He cannot open a closed area to access auto. Very strict rules. Cannot have a police office visible (even if not on property) as this does not afford owner opportunity to resist repo. Bottom line, know your car owner, avoid any possible confrontation, don't get crazy after the auto at the expense of good judgement. It is too expensive. Period. Don't ask me how I know all this. as to shooting the owner, that violates the rules above; know the owner, avoid trouble, etc. If can't get it, go to court and get a court order and the court will have the sheriff get it. Then if anybody gets hurt, the deputy was doing his job and obeying a lawful order of the court. Have I lost a few over the years and did it make me mad, heck yeah but no going to court and no lawyer fees which can quickly surpass the value of the ride. This ain't TV folks and dead is dead and jail is jail.

something tells me the repo man will have a career change ... from repossession of autos to making plates for em.

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Shot as in shot dead, or shot as in the hospital and surviving? The repo man used to be part owner of the business. The victim will soon own the company, and the limits of their liability coverage. Plus anything they may earn after they get out.

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Years back I was a guard for a huge company. We probley had 5,000 employee cars in various parking lots at any given time. Obvisley with that many people getting cars repo`ed was a regular event. We ran off the repo guys when we would catch them trying.
One day a car pulled up at my gate, guy got out and said he was repro,ing a car, but he thought I should get ahold of the employee and tell them so they wouldnt think it stolen. This was unusual as I never had one come to the gate if they ripped one off. I told him he was out of luck as I wasnt going to let him do it. He said well, there go`s my partner with it, and pointed at a car leaveing the parking lot about a block away. At that point I thought it a done deal but chewed his butt for awhile, telling him not to try it again, etc, etc.
He handed me some PW to give the victim, and left. For some reason I memorised his plate # as he was driveing off. Then I looked at the PW to see if I could locate who lost their car to give them a call. I did a double take, noticed the PW was for the car he left in!
I would have to be hard up to do that job!

THAT is an example of the MOXIE I find sorely lacking today

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The 2 repo guys I used to know always got the car from work parking lot, always had a key.

Sneaking around someone's house and making off with the homeowner's property without his knowledge sounds like asking for trouble.

It isn't unheard of for those repo guys to get the wrong car either.

Last I heard the guy was still alive.

Not enough details to make any informed comments.

But I've sold cars, financed cars, and repo'ed them.

My first repo job was a black, '66 fastback Mustang. I'll never forget it.

Repo'ing a car is the very last thing a lender wants to have happen and dealing with a violent owner is even further back on the list.

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I often make crafts in my garage. Weather permitting, I have the garage door open; I also keep a handgun (S&W, of course) in my pocket just in case some undesireables happen by and want to challenge the sanctity of my home. I paid cash for my car; I never had a lien on it. One fine summer day last year some guy, who looked like a ghastly parody of that character who made "Sicko," walked from the alley into my garage and said he had paperwork to repo my car. I told him to get off my property and that he had better recheck his paperwork because I never had a loan on the car. He said he would repo it. I put the gun to his forehead, cocked the hammer, and told him that if he attempted to steal my car, I would kill him. He p'eed his pants and then ran off. I called the police and they found him; apparently he truly was a repo man, not a common thief, and they said that they had "interviewed" him for a lengthy period of time and then let him go.They would not tell me anything else.

I love it, the guy showed a little Inchoative got his job done and no one got hurt. No harm no foul.

I understand that times are hard right now, but I have a hard time feeling to sorry for some who got their car snatched. Most times if you contact your lender they will try and work with you, as they often lose money when they repo. an item.

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Always Stay Strong!

That is the truth. When I sold cars, every repo we got back smelled like 3 winos and a dog had been living in it for months. Had 4 Maypop Slicks on it with no hub caps. They were worthless.

I had to repo a car one time, and when I got it back I discovered two bad synchro's in the transmission.

Guess what?

No parts available....entire transmission had to be replaced.

Called the customer, told them to get it refinanced at their friendly and liberal-lending credit union and I'd give them the car back and wipe their credit slate clean.

He did, they did, and I did.

Dodged about a $6K bullet on that one.

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I used to ride with a friend who had his own repo business.
I was a teenager & he was in his 40's.He would repo the car,
usually with the owner standing there watching him
& he would frequently end up buying a gun or 2
from the guy, sometimes right out of the trunk of the car
he was taking. He had a real gift for it & he had
a large gun collection.
Regards,
turnerriver

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Now theres a man who really thought about his job.
Probably knew that the only reason they were meeting him was because they didnt have money to fulfill the contract, and probably fell even shorter for things like food.

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I'm his cousin and would like to report he is still alive but fighting for his life. He was shot 6 times. Twice in the back.

He is alive but fighting for his life. He was also an EMT. saving lives.....now this

if you are as you say NC .. its good to have someone a little closer to the truth on this one.
Ive been trying to keep an eye on this story as it is a profoundly horrifying event that can make life cheap if handled incorrectly.
If your cousin took six hits and is still able to fight. you have one hell of a man on your hands.

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he had suffered heart attack and was out of work.
my father has been updating me on condition.
will keep you posted

NCSURFER1 are you from Habersham? I havn't heard much about the story, seems like everyone is keeping quiet. I heard the GBI isn't charging the repoman with anything.

im actually from NC but my family is from Ga and Ala. My father is close to situtation.
Charges are still pending. The Ga SBI is waiting for him to wake up. They have interviewed his young son who witnessed it. They have keep him sedated since he was brought in. Whenever he starts to wake up, he starts fighting like its still happening to him. He has gone through several operations.

I know your cousin a little. He rode clinical with me when he was in school. I hope he does well.

memo to self... make the car payment due tuesday.

that being said, not many cases justify being shot in the back. I hope your cousin pulls through. pending teh investigation i hope the drive is charged with the correct crime

thanks. Chris is a good ole boy

He must be one tough ol bird tho. Heart attack, gun shots, and still fighting. God speed to him. I'd like to be half that tuff.

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ya might be that tough.... theres only one way to find out, and I dont think any of us wanna go there

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