Andrés: kidnapping attempt One night, around 9, I was driving through an industrial zone towards home, when a van parked in front of my car. Both of us were waiting for the green light when the van moved forward some part of the way. Then suddenly it started in reverse at full speed until it crashed against my car. As it happens in these cases, the airbags were activated and the car locks were automatically liberated. When I could become aware of what happened outside, there were two people armed with rifles trying to open my door. They couldn’t do it, because part of my car’s armor consists in additional locks for the doors which can only be opened manually from the interior. As they couldn’t open them they threatened and aimed the rifles at me, ordering me to get out of the car. Instead of doing so I activated the pepper gas, with which both attackers were momentarily blinded. One of them got very angry and started shooting against my door. As best as I could manage, I passed the van and I started moving with the siren on. After some moments I noticed that the van was following me and was firing upon the rear part of the car, shooting the two tires as well. Although I lost speed, I fortunately managed to get to the most populated part of the industrial zone; with that, they stopped following me and lost themselves in the middle of the night.
The testimonies in this website are real. However, for confidentiality and safety reasons, the victims’ names, their pictures, and the places have been changed. The statistical information used in this page refers to 2004 and 2005 in Mexico, but is similar to the situation lived in many other countries. |
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