Two young brothers steer SUV to safety after their father was shot while driving.

[Laffy Kat]

This broke my heart. How terrifying for these little boys. They witnessed their father's murder then had to save themselves. I hope they get plenty of help.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/21/us/texas-boys-steer-car-dad-shot-killed/index.html

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Shit, now you can't even take a drive on a Friday night.

[rockfordfile]

2. Guns are the problem. Way to many people are able to get one.

It's clear a number of people shouldn't even have a gun.

[Laffy Kat]

3. I wonder what the chances are they'll catch the shooter?

Right now they don't even know if it was a targeted victim or just random.

[Worried2020]

5. I suspect it was targeted, not likely random.

.

It was either a very lucky shot, or a trained shooter .

"Their father, a 29-year-old man, had been driving a Toyota Sequoia on Interstate 10 in Houston with his sons, ages 8 and 6, when he was shot "

I used to target shoot decades ago. It takes a lot of practice and concentration just to hit a stationary target.

Effecting a kill shot while moving on a highway takes skill, and motivation . . .

(sigh)

W

[jimfields33]

4. Houston seems to be a wild Wild West city

It seems we have a shooting story every few days. Crazy! The south!

[bluedevil4]

7. NYC

reminds me of the wild wild west. I've seen videos of people just running down the street chasing other people and shooting away like it's a normal thing to do.

It saddens me. I live very close to the city and I've wanted to introduce NYC to my granddaughter so she could experience the feeling and excitement of NYC. That wont happen for a while

[jimfields33]

8. This is a sad situation for sure.

Stay safe my friend.

[Hortensis]

6. Thank goodness they managed to stop safely, though.

Awful as this is, their mother could have lost them all.