Attacked by a junkie in my car

This is a throwaway as people in my life know my real account and I don’t need people at work/certain family members knowing I carry.I live in a large city and a few weeks back was randomly attacked while driving by a junkie on a bummer trip. I was driving in an older part of the city where there are lots of very narrow one-way streets. It’s about 3PM on a weekday and my window was down as the a/c in my car is busted. I hear a lot of commotion up ahead and I look to see my soon-to-be attacker (at this point screaming obscenities at the sky) at a red light about a block down but I am unable to turn away and re-route due to construction going on. I’m forced to continue down the street; as precautions I double check my doors are locked, roll my window up, and I tuck my shirt behind my carry pistol grip (a glock 19 with a TTI +4 in an Enigma) for easier access should the worst have to happen. For whatever reason, as I’m getting closer he dials in on me in a long line of cars. He rushes over after relieving himself of most of his clothes and blocks my car from moving forward. He then begins to hammerfist the hood of my car while screaming the F-word repeatedly. At this point I realize that he is significantly larger than he seemed earlier down the block - considerably larger than me and I’m approximately 6’2 230lbs. I remember making the decision that I’m not giving up the safety of the car and I’m not drawing unless he approaches a door, window, or produces a weapon of his own. I drop my right hand to get a solid grip on the pistol and I honestly do nothing. I simply made eye contact and waited for him to stop. Cars behind me are honking and people on the sidewalk are screaming. I figured in that split second if he is in an agitated state that honking and getting visibly aggressive at him only escalates the situation. After a 10-15 second flurry of beating my poor car he runs down a alleyway about 30 feet away to my right. I call it in to 911 and leave my name and number with the dispatcher.Reflections: I don’t regret not drawing, honking or getting out of the car. I do regret not taking a better account of my surroundings and not noticing the alleyway until he began to flee down it. I was also surprised how simultaneously short and long those 10-15 seconds were. Overall, I’m glad to have been able to leave the situation without introducing deadly force and that my hood was easily repaired with one of those suction cup doo-hickeys. Ive unfortunately seen him about 5 time since then and it appears to be that he loiters in my neighborhood somewhat regularly. I’m happy to provide more details in the comments if useful - and I welcome any constructive criticism. Apologies in advance to anyone frustrated by posts like these - I know I personally get some utility reading the near-DGU posts as some contain scenarios I have not considered but not everyone does. Stay safe! via /r/CCW https://ift.tt/3gN8N6y