Repo Man Ambushed and Shot 8 Times – Fighting for His Life

Houston, TX – October 14, 2024 – They already had a car on the tow truck, so 40-year-old father of two Benjamin Bolton chose to drive the repossessed van away. He hadn’t gone two miles when a car blocked him off and another pulled up alongside him and opened fire. Benjamin was struck eight times and is currently fighting for his life in the ICU.

The mother of 40-year-old Repossessor, Benjamin Bolton, spoke to FOX26 Houston reporters and reported that on October 9^th at about 2:30pm, her son and a coworker had spotted a white van assigned for repossession at the 900 block of Broadway in Houston. Already having one repossessed vehicle on the tow truck and having keys to the van, Benjamin hopped behind the wheel.

Having successfully cleared the area, all seemed safe until two miles later at the 7900 block of Harrisburn Blvd. It was there that reportedly two vehicles arrived. One blocked him off from the front and one pulled up alongside him.

Three men opened fire on him firing a reported thirteen rounds into the van. Eight rounds struck Benjamin. Three struck him in the arm, three in the abdomen, one in the pelvic area, and one became lodged between his heart and his lung.

Bolton was rushed to Ben Taub Hospital where doctors began the first of what will be many surgeries.

According to his interviewed mother; “They had to actually leave his stomach open because they didn’t know what kind of damage, because there was so much blood and trauma. They didn’t want to close him up, and come back and open him up again to make sure they didn’t miss something,”

She added,” Tow truck drivers get a bad rep, but they just do their job. That’s a job to them, to pay the bills and feed their families and there is nothing in this world worth killing somebody over.”

The Houston Police Department told Fox 26 news that the investigation is ongoing, but three men were detained, and they are waiting on possible charges from the DA’s office.

According to reliable sources, an agent of a fulltime established repossession agency has spoken to the victim in the hospital. Benjamin was employed by a “Buy-Here-Pay-Here” lot and not an employee of a bona fide repossession company at the time of the shooting.

Benji will be undergoing a lot of surgeries in the next week and will be out of work for several months. His family and friends have been by his side since the moment the shots were fired. He is surrounded by people that love him. He is being cared for by amazing doctors at Ben Taub in Houston, Texas, reports his family on his GoFundMe page.

All proceeds will be going to helping Benji back on his feet after being released. ANYTHING HELPS!!

STAY BOLTON STRONG