A 13-year-old boy who saw a man sneak out of nearby woods and try to kidnap the boy’s eight-year-old sister this week used his slingshot to strike the man in the face and chest, forcing him to flee, ABC News reports.
The unidentified girl was searching for mushrooms in the family’s yard when a man snuck out of a patch of trees, putting his hand over her mouth and trying to pick her up by the waist. She was able to break free, at which time her brother started firing rocks at the man. The man fled, but was caught at a nearby gas station and was identified partly through the injuries the projectiles caused.