Tennessee Homeowner Opens Fire on Pizza Delivery Driver After He Parks in the Wrong Driveway

[Demovictory9]

https://atlantablackstar.com/2024/05/21/tennessee-homeowner-opens-fire-on-pizza-delivery-driver/

Initially, Ryan Babcock, 32, only faced one charge of aggravated assault after he allegedly fired seven shots at 18-year-old high school student and Domino’s Pizza employee Caiden Wheeler on April 29, according to local reports.

But a week later, on May 6, a Cheatham County grand jury handed down new charges against Babcock, including attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault, three counts of reckless endangerment, and vandalism.


After pulling into the driveway, Wheeler proceeded to deliver the pizza, but before reaching the front door, he noticed the homeowner next door trying to flag him down, and that’s when he realized he was at the wrong place.

Wheeler quickly hustled over to the right house but left his truck in Babcock’s driveway for the time being.

After making the delivery, Wheeler walked back onto Babcock’s property to leave.


That’s when Babcock appeared with a gun, firing multiple times, police said.

Authorities said one bullet nearly hit Wheeler, who sped away and called police.

[FHRRK]

1. RW response/solution - Wheeler should have been carrying a gun

Unfuckingbelievable.

[Iggo]

16. Having a gun doesn't prevent one from catching bullets.

But they ain’t tryna hear that.

[erronis]

19. What a great point. In fact, carrying a gun may make you a lead magnet.

[littlemissmartypants]

26. An armed combatant at the least.

[GreenWave]

2. Fuck with our pizzas Babdong, er Babprong, er Babcock and you fuck with America, buster!

[chouchou]

3. "I swear to God, officer..the Ford truck was threatening me!"

[ret5hd]

5. "it's coming right for us!!!"

[JoseBalow]

22. "Stop Resisting"

[Torchlight]

4. Babcock's actions are becoming more and more a standard

And less and less a 'worst-case scenario.'

Later, when questioned by police, Babcock said he grabbed his gun when his Ring camera alerted him to a stranger on the property.

But instead of asking questions, Babcock said he assumed the delivery driver was breaking into his vehicle, so he opened fire.

Gonna guess this guy has often said, "but I eat everything afterwards, and never waste anything after I kill it for entertainment"

[erronis]

20. Shoot first, eat second. Or maybe bury the evidence depending.

[Mosby]

6. Why did it take a grand jury to charge him properly?

What's up with the county atty? Weird.

[mountain grammy]

34. Yes, I also thought that was weird.

[NanaCat]

37. It's a paperwork thing.

First of all, the charges at time of arrest are often not the same as what grand juries indict for. The arrest charges are to get the accused into the system, get the paperwork going.

After that, the prosecuting attorney will usually wait for the police to finish an investigation before filing a full set of charges. If a prosecutor needs a grand jury to take a case to court, there's no sense doubling up on paperwork. Present what charges you think might fly for an indictment to the GJ, and let them decide what the trial will be about.

[lindysalsagal]

7. I'll say it: shooter white, victim big floppy afro

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Not sure how dark his skin is, or appeared at the time, but the afro might have been enough to spark the shooting on a racial basis.

[Xavier Breath]

8. Geeze, how does he react when they screw up his order?

You better not have forgotten the crazy bread this time, mother******!!!! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!

[erronis]

21. I'll bet he doesn't order pizza from them. No telling what special toppings will be added.

I wouldn't want to suggest the specials such as "Microscopic Ground Tuscan Glass" or "Our own salmon sauce - Ella."

[Skittles]

9. Tennessee gun humper

such a fucking COWARD

[B.See]

10. MADGA

Make Americans Draw Guns Again.

[Emile]

11. Egads, scared of a pizza delivery driver.

Some people shouldn't own guns.

[peppertree]

18. Yeah. When you're glued to some loudmouth on the radio yelling about how "they're coming to get everything you own!"

You tend to get a little antsy.

[Jim__]

12. Is Tennessee a stand your ground state? If so, I have to wonder how the jury will rule.

Gun crime in the US is completely insane.

[JohnnyRingo]

25. Even in stand your ground states you can't execute someone for breaking in your truck

You yourself has to feel threatened. Otherwise, UPS drivers would have to wear body armor.

[getagrip_already]

30. Especially if it isnt even your vehicle....

What are the odds these two had the same make, model and color, and his wife took his without telling him?

I'd say about zero percent.

Plus that dominoes pizza sign on the roof kinda gave it away.

[JohnnyRingo]

31. This guy shouldn't even be allowed to own a slingshot n/t

[Initech]

13. Give an idiot a gun, don't be surprised when they do something stupid with it.

[Oneironaut]

14. Gun nuts think society is a John Wayne movie.

“You gotta be ready to draw yer pistol at a moments notice when marauders attack. Yeehaw!”

[IronLionZion]

15. The solution to this problem is more guns, obviously

The delivery guy was wearing a Domino's uniform and carrying the insulated pizza bag, which can appear threatening to someone who is very paranoid, possibly racist, and has a gun. Heavily armed and stupid is no way to go through life.

[keithbvadu2]

17. Seven shots and the best he could do is one shot nearly hit Wheeler?

Was he missing on purpose, drunk, or incompetent with a gun?

The lack of a sign on his truck is a valid complaint for the driver against Domino's.

[NanaCat]

38. Yes

[JohnnyRingo]

23. He emptied the gun!!!

He could see there was no threat, but wasn't going to quit until he was out of ammo.
"Asshole" doesn't even begin to describe this guy. Fortunately, he should never be allowed to own a gun again.

Don't think he'll be able to order pizza ever again either. haha

[Diraven]

24. Tennessee has a stand your ground law

Saying he was afraid his car was being broken into at his his home is enough to justify lethal force there. He won't be convicted.

[Orrex]

27. No one is more terrified than a white male gun owner

To preempt the inevitable "not all white male gun owners" responses, let's stipulate that I'm talking about KKKonservatives.

[JohnnyRingo]

28. Are you sure of that?

You'd think there'd be a lot of dead UPS drivers.
My understanding of SYG is that if you feel threatened you don't have to attempt escape.
The idea is if you're getting your ass kicked by a gang of toughs, you don't have to run away, even if they aren't armed. Stand your ground.

Of course this is Tennessee, so maybe it's like a 007 license to kill for any reason.

[Orrex]

32. In most cases the shooter has to claim that the "assailant" was terrifiyingly brown

[littlemissmartypants]

36. More like a gang of thoughts. Dude sounds paranoid.

He's clearly a danger to others and to himself by default due to his reckless gunslinging.

Good grief.

[riversedge]

39. "his" car?? are you saying the owner did not know what his own car looked like before he

opened fire??

Reckless endangerment at the very least IMHO.

[Torchlight]

42. He had every opportunity to asses the situation but chose not to, and from that

based the entirety of his actions and those action's consequences on the phrase "I assumed..." Closed doors, electronic surveillance, not his truck, yet he still manages to responds with a magnitudinal fuck up far beyond any normal, reasonable, rational measure.

That pretty much shoots in the back any good-faith arguments he might otherwise make.

[sop]

29. Guys like this spend a lot of time fantasizing about being able to shoot people with impunity.

For many of them it's the real reason they own guns.

[Iggo]

41. I don't spend all that money on guitars just so I can look at 'em.

I imagine Gunfuckers are about the same.

[Grins]

33. Our "well-regulated militia" again.... NM

[littlemissmartypants]

35. Thoughts now qualify as proof of fact?

I can think you are going to or are...and don't have to levy proof?

The pizza was not close to the perp's auto, I'll wager.

I wonder what the punishment will actually be for this gun nut?

Anyone willing to look up the charges?

They should throw a mandatory psychological assessment in there. The perpetrator sounds paranoid. Isn't mental health the going concern regarding gun violence these days?

Story with video of the victim here:
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/it-is-attempted-murder-in-my-opinion-young-pizza-delivery-driver-shot-at-7-times-after-driveway-mix-up

Information on the location here:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheatham_County,_Tennessee

Poor, kid! I hope he gets justice.

❤️pants

[keithbvadu2]

40. Quick! Have the case tried in TX so Abbot can pardon you.

[budkin]

43. He feared for his life.

Case closed.