7-Year-Old Girl Saves Sister During Carjacking, Convicted Felon Arrested

Brave Nashville child, Amy, pulls 3-year-old sister from vehicle during second carjacking of the day by on-the-run felon Elijah Malik McDowell, now facing a slew of charges including aggravated assault for driving at the two children.

• 7-year-old Nashville girl, Amy, heroically saved her 3-year-old sister, Stephanie, during a carjacking incident initiated by on-the-run convicted felon Elijah Malik McDowell.
• The girls' grandfather, Luis Mena, was assaulted by McDowell who then stole his Toyota Tundra pickup truck, unaware that the two little girls were still in the vehicle.
• Amy managed to pull her younger sister Stephanie out of the car and escape to safety while their grandfather Mena was unconscious from the assault.
• The carjacking was McDowell's second of the day; he had earlier allegedly carjacked a black Dodge Charger at gunpoint from a 35-year-old victim before crashing and abandoning it.
• McDowell, who was on probation and had previously been convicted of aggravated assault and narcotics charges, was apprehended by a police canine unit, treated for dog bites, and is now facing various charges, including two counts of carjacking, felony evading arrest, unlawful gun possession by a convicted felon, and aggravated assault for driving at the two children.

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