DC Woman Stands Up To Armed Car Jacker, Dares Him To Shoot Her

WASHINGTON - A longtime Northeast D.C. woman is sharing her frightening experience after facing both praise and backlash online for fending off an armed suspect.

A surveillance camera in the area caught the violent encounter on video.

In these situations, police departments always say it’s best to give up your items to avoid getting hurt or being killed.

"Shoot me," is what you can clearly hear Iris Bond Gill say, challenging a suspect who appeared masked and looks to be pointing a gun at Bond Gill from under a hoodie.

Bond Gill also yelled back at the suspect later on in the video.

The scene unfolded a little after 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23rd, on 10th Street NE. That location is just a few blocks away from H Street Northeast. There’s a D.C. police camera also in the vicinity.

The Northeast resident says she saw this individual when she first parked her vehicle in the area.

After she got out, Bond Gill can be seen on surveillance video rummaging through her purse. That’s when the suspect approached her from behind.

In the video, she throws her items to the ground, yelling "What the f***" after screaming in fear.