Taxi driver shoots attempted carjacker in Austin

A taxi driver shot a man attempting to carjack him Thursday night in Austin on the West Side.

The man, 30, was driving a red Mitsubishi for a taxi service when he was called to the 5400 block of West Van Buren Street about 6:30 p.m., Chicago police said.

Three people got in the car, and one of them pulled out a handgun and demanded the driver’s car, police said.

The driver shot the man, striking him in the forearm and hip, police said. The man, 30, was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.

The two other carjackers fled the scene and the Mitsubishi crashed into two cars, police said. One of them was later taken into custody.

The driver had a valid concealed carry license, according to police.