A gun-wielding Good Samaritan stopped a man from stealing a car by shooting the thief in the shoulder. The woman who owned the car jumped onto the bonnet of her white Honda as the teenage carjacker attempted to drive off at speed from the Fast Track Car Wash in Smyrna, Georgia. But the incident came to a climactic end when a man passing by produced a gun and fired a shot. Police have hailed the passer-by as a hero for possibly saving the woman's life. Scroll down for video . This is the moment a passer-by whipped out his gun and stopped a teenager from stealing a woman's car . The suspect was taken to hospital where he is recovering. A manhunt has been launched to find three alleged accomplices who are said to have fled the scene in a red mini van . He will be charged with aggravated assault and theft when he is discharged, Fox reported. 'The guy that got shot, he was falling out of the car and he was holding his chest. 'And he started shivering and shaking, and then he kind of flopped on the ground,' witness Chris Roberts told Fox News. Drama: The owner had jumped on top of the bonnet but the carjacker was driving off at speed regardless . Police have hailed the passer-by as a hero for possibly saving the woman's life when he fired a shot . Another witness, Tasha Orr, spoke to WSBTV: 'Oh, my God, I’ve never seen anything like this. I’m just shaking right now. 'She would have died. He came by with the car. He picked up speed. She was on the hood and I saw her starting t0 get off the hood. He picked up speed. He was going to go across there, and if that guy didn’t shoot she probably would end up losing her life.' 'Something could have happened, because she wasn’t letting go until that car would have thrown her off,' witness Arthur Lee said.
Passer-by saw thief trying to drive Honda from car wash in Georgia .
Female owner had jumped on the bonnet but teenage thief was driving off .
Good Samaritan shot suspect in the shoulder, hailed for saving woman's life .
Suspect recovering in hospital, police hunting for three alleged accomplices .