It does not matter what you think of the TV show Street Outlaws or the guys involved because this is just messed up. Someone approached their closed shop last night and unloaded with a semi-automatic weapon or multiple semi-automatic weapons. Apparently after they shot up the office they went to the home of Shawn Ellington’s (Murder Nova) and were planning on doing something there before being scared off.
This is a developing story and we’re going to follow it. For now, here’s what we know in the form of a statement made by Midwest Street Cars and a link to their FB where additional information may be appearing.
HERE’S THE FB POST –
We’ve had a terrible turn of events here at Midwest Street Cars. Overnight, someone walked up to our store with semi-automatic weapons and unloaded on our storefront.
After this, they were caught on video at Shawn’s house where he and his family were but got startled when Shawn walked outside.
We’re in a bit of shock and very worried at this point that the situation may escalate.
WE’RE OFFERING A $5,000 REWARD for someone who can give us info on who may have performed this hate crime
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE MIDWEST STREET CARS FB FOR UPDATES
went from automatic to multipule automatices to semi-automatic, which probably correct, funny they only shot up door not windows
my bad guess they got window
Agreed –> It was written into the “show”.
Maybe it was a revolver, or multiple revolvers! Does it really matter what, other than it lets you put “machine guns” in the URL?
Look for the sore loser.
ma·chine gun
noun
1.
an automatic gun that fires bullets in rapid succession for as long as the trigger is pressed.
It is impossible to have a semi automatic machine gun by definition. Don’t bother fact checking or anything, just make up some BS click bait.
They pissed someone off
I don’t like or watch the show, I don’t like what the show stands for or how it portrays drag racing. I don’t even care for the people on the show. But this is just wrong. It is horrible to put Shawn’s family in jeopardy over a race or a TV show. If you don’t like the people or the show be MAN enough to stand up to the person face to face, not hide behind a gun or the dark of night when no one can see you.
Totally agree Kim. This is wrong by any standards and I hope the perpetrators are caught and dealt with. That being said, That show is a disgrace and in no way represents the core of real hot rodders and racers who have worked for decades to legitimize themselves in the public eye.
I agree with Kim exactly! These people are crazy and reckless!
The principal focus of the story is that someone or multiple people shot up the building, yes? Then why demonize what type of firearms were used, or even speculate? You will, and have drawn considerable backlash from your readers. Food for thought editor.
Farm truck and the AZN are the closest to street racing on that show. That show is just that a show. A very organized racing show. Just saying
Could it be pay back ??? Could it be they snitched out the 2 guys from Oklahoma who recently got arrested remember this article you posted ??? http://bangshift.com/bangshift1320/arrest-warrants-issued-in-the-charlie-buck-racing-engines-break-in-and-there-is-a-street-outlaws-connection/
That man looks like a thumb puppet.
This must have been edited before I read it, because the only “discrepancy” I saw was the switch between plural and singular with regards to possible weapons used, and that was probably ascertained through what little information the police gave Ellington while questioning him. Since I wasn’t there, and I damn sure didn’t hear the shots fired either, I couldn’t even begin to speak intelligently about how this was done.I think the focus should be more on finding the fucktards who did this and less about how they did it. Leave that up to the boys in blue to figure out and the courts to decide. Last I checked, Bangshift hasn’t put the Second Amendment on trial like most other media outlets have.
WOW. SEMI AUTOMATIC… that means… like a revolver!
Way, scarier than saying “someone shot it with a GUN”.
SEMI-AUTO… SCARY. Like Dianne Feinstein scary!
why argue about the kinds of guns used ? and `demonising the guns used’ – what the hell is that supposed to mean? guns have feelings?? This is terrible full stop.
It was the NHRA
grabass racing is the word around the campfire. lol
all for ratings
are you suggesting this was faked for ratings?? I suppose the cops are on the payroll too, are they?
At night, ‘startled’ them when he came out of the house, ….. sounds like a false flag event ……
“If you want to live on these streets you have to be an outlaw”
it was Major League Baseball. they did it… yep…fur shure.
NFL (national felons league) did it with those nasty mean looking firearms.
I don’t watch television.
I Two years ago ,I was housesitting for someone and decided to watch ‘Street Outlaws’ or whatever they call themselves.
Within the first 12 minutes,I saw three different scenarios that were totally cobbed up.
These assholes set the stereotype again for automotive enthusiasts.
Illegal,no-good troublemakers taking high-speed risks on the street.
Screw the drama and get these jerks off the air.
We all use to street race. People who love drag racing and have street legal cars find back roads and places to race all over the world to have that adrenal rush and make that quick money ! That does not make us bad people ! It’s our passion and everyone has a passion of something. Shawn Justin and the rest of the people on show are ordinary people just like u me and do what they are passionate about. Just like we do. We have the same bs going on people stealing motors cars and Tryin to do things but just like them our crowd take up or each other have each other’s back and would also give u the shirt off our backs loving something so strong it consumes you doesn’t not make u a reckless stupid crazy person as I have read in the comments above ! Racers are close knit good hearted good spirited people! And if they did tell the law who stole motors that’s not snitching that’s getting justice done to prevent those crooks from stealing again. We here have same shit and u better believe each.group (crew) of racers protects each other against other crews doing damage or taking advantage of their knowledge and hard work! If u don’t like the show or whAt it stands for why did u even read Article or comment ! Drag racing is in our blood it’s no different thAn any other sport huntin fishing it’s an addiction to apeed and the rush u get in the quarter mile. I own and drive a street legal race car and I am a51 ur old grandma whose grandson at 2 knew how to crank and shift and loves more and more now At 7 he loves this show and can relate to us racing so let the street outlaw crew alone. Til u wear our shoes shut the crap up !