This is the shocking moment a good Samaritan tried to shoot dead a suspected car thief before being shot and killed by the man.
Jonathan Adam Lecompte, 38, died after being run over and thrown into the air by the stolen vehicle after firing four shots at a car thief outside a Burger King.
The incident occurred last month in Lumberton, North Carolina, after police say Ricky Alex Driggers, 28, stole a vehicle and then hit Lecompte.
Authorities charged Driggers with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted common law robbery, larceny of a motor vehicle and felony fleeing and eluding.
Footage of the incident, which has been shared widely on social media, shows Lecompte pointing a firearm at Driggers moments before he was shot.
Jonathan Adam Lecompte, left, died after being hit by the stolen vehicle after firing four shots at a car thief.
He and another man can be seen running down the street away from the truck, which then collides with him.
As Driggers backs away, Lecompte can be heard yelling, “Get out of the way, he’s going to run into us.”
Lecompte can be heard warning him, “Don’t get in that damn dumb truck,” as he begins shooting at Driggers.
In total, Lecompte fires four times before Driggers backs away from him.
As Driggers backs away, Lecompte can be heard yelling, “Get out of the way, he’s going to run into us.”
He and another man can be seen running down the street away from the truck, which then collides with him.
Lecompte is thrown into the air as bystanders begin to scream, and a woman is heard repeatedly screaming, ‘Oh my God!’
Others who observed the collision can see running towards Lecompte, who lies lifeless on the side of the road.
Lumberton Police Department officers later caught up with Driggers, who fled the scene after he wrecked the vehicle on a highway.
In a statement, they said: “Good Samaritans became involved to prevent the carjacking, but the suspect was able to steal the vehicle of one of the good Samaritans.”
Footage of the incident, which has been widely shared on social media, shows Lecompte pointing a firearm at Driggers moments before he was shot.
Driggers is currently being held without bond at the Robeson County Detention Center.
‘In the process of stealing the vehicle, the suspect allegedly intentionally struck one of the good Samaritans with the stolen vehicle.
‘The male victim who was struck by the vehicle was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
“Officers arriving on scene spotted the suspect fleeing the scene and pursued him in the stolen vehicle until the suspect wrecked the stolen vehicle on Selma Road near Highway 41.”
Driggers is currently being held without bond at the Robeson County Detention Center.
