It sounds like the victim did the right thing and tried to get away and ignore the assailant.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Police are looking for a man who they say rammed a car and then fired shots at its occupants last Thursday in Salt Lake. The incident began in the parking lot of the in front of Blockbuster store in the Salt Lake Shopping Center.

Police say the suspect challenged the victim to a fight. After the victim drove away from the shopping center, the suspect followed the victim into a residential area and then pulled alongside the victim's car and shouted for him to pull over.

The victim continued driving and that's when investigators say the suspect rammed the victim's car several times. The suspect then fired several shots at the victim before fleeing the scene. Several rounds hit the victim's vehicle.  One round passed between the driver and passenger.

The suspect was driving a dark colored, four-door, Nissan Pathfinder. He is described as a being 18-20 years old, between 5'6 and 5'8" weighing between 140 and 160 pounds. He has a shaved head and multiple tattoos on his chest. He wears a gold rope chain around his neck.

Suppose the victim got cornered, and could not get away... It's a darn, shame the victim and passenger probably would have been killed, with no oppertunity to protect themselves. Libs got this notion the the HPD is going to be there 24/7 to protect them... I say to them Get Real! In the real world the police can really do nothing to protect you, you gotta watch out for yourself and your family.  Hawaii isn't the safe place it used to be.

If only people would be able to carry, thugs might have second thoughts about doing BS like this!

Things like this really hurt my brain.  I try to imagine the inner dialogue... "I want to be in a fight so bad, I'm gonna wreck my car and risk life in prison!" 

Of course, if Hawaii did have right to carry, the story would be a little different:
"HPD arrested a man accused of murdering another Honolulu resident.  The man committed cold blooded murder after the other man shouted insults at him, wrecked both of their cars in a vain attempt to escape the confrontation, and even fired his own gun at the first man and that man's girlfriend.  State Prosecutor Carlysle said 'It's just more proof that guns are the problem.  If neither man had a gun, all we'd be looking at here is attempted vehicular homicide.  Then what would I have to shout about?  I mean, it isn't like the people of Hawaii are going to let me take away their cars!'"

Or am I just being cynical?

   Not cynical at all.

We see those types of "news" stories all the time. Haahaahaa
 

Man..  unbelievable.  Thank you for sharing this article.

Situational awareness, practice it everyday.   Sometimes this crap can't be avoided, other times it can.

Tom - unfortunately, I have to agree with you.