Man Uses Apple AirTag To Track Down Person Who Stole His Car, Then Kills Him

A Texas man is said to have killed another man who stole his truck after tracking him down with an Apple AirTag. According to the San Antonio Police Department, the truck’s owner found the truck’s location on Wednesday 20 miles from where it was taken. However, instead of simply recovering his vehicle, he shot the thief to death, Fox News reports.

  1. The incident happened on Wednesday. Authorities say that the shooter’s truck was reported as stolen at around 1 p.m. from a home in north San Antonio. However, instead of waiting for police to locate the car, the owner took justice into his own hands and drove to the location the AirTag told him it was.
  2. The thief had no idea the vehicle was being tracked. Therefore, he’ll have had no idea the owner was hot on his heels – and that he was hell-bent on taking revenge. By the time officers arrived, they found two cars with their windows shot out and several bullet casings. The person who stole the truck was pronounced dead from gunshot wounds.
  3. The shooter may not face charges. Officer Nick Soliz warned the public not to take justice into their own hands if they find themselves in a similar position. “If you are to get your vehicle stolen, please do not take matters into your own hands like this. It’s never safe as you can see by this incident,” he said. However, it’s unclear whether or not the shooter will face criminal charges over the killing.
  4. AirTags aren’t really meant to track down criminals. An Apple spokesperson has previously pointed out that AirTags are meant to keep track of your belongings, not to mete out vigilante justice. “Unwanted tracking has long been a societal problem, and we took this concern seriously in the design of AirTag. It’s why the Find My network is built with privacy in mind, uses end-to-end encryption, and why we innovated with the first-ever proactive system to alert you of unwanted tracking. We hope this starts an industry trend for others to also provide these sorts of proactive warnings in their products,” the spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
Jennifer Still is a writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience. The managing editor of Bolde, she has bylines in Vanity Fair, Business Insider, The New York Times, Glamour, Bon Appetit, and many more. You can follow her on Twitter @jenniferlstill
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