The University of North Florida 's deputy police chief has fended off a carjacker with a gun he was given as a gift when he retired from the Jacksonville Sheriff 's Office . Bill Strudel , 67 , was off-duty and running errands on Monday night when he stopped his SUV to buy ice from a machine , and was approached by a group of young men , including an armed 15-year-old . The teenager demanded he hand over the car and pulled out his gun , which Strudel slapped away . When Strudel tried to knock the weapon away a second time , the teenager pistol-whipped his forehead , leaving a deep gash and damaging his glasses , the Florida Times-Union reported . Not to be messed with : Bill Strudel , the University of North Florida 's deputy police chief , was running errands when an armed teenage boy demanded his SUV - but the youngster got a bullet in the behind instead . But the police chief pulled his gun from his waist and fired several times , hitting the 15-year-old boy in the buttocks . He held the teen at gunpoint and several motorists stopped to help until police arrived . The youngster was taken for treatment and he is in custody . Authorities said they were determining whether his weapon was real or a pellet gun . University police Chief Frank Mackesy , who drove his deputy to the hospital for treatment , told the Florida Times-Union Strudel needed numerous stitches . 'The suspect messed with the wrong guy , ' he said . 'He was responding in a way he was trained to respond . If it had been anybody else out there , I do n't know how this would have turned out . ' Scene : Strudel had stopped to collect ice from this machine when a group of youngsters approached him to demand his car . He was pistol whipped by a 15-year-old before he pulled out his own weapon . Support : Strudel 's daughter Ashley took to Twitter on Monday to express her admiration of her father . On Facebook , Strudels ' wife added that her husband has a bad wound to his nose but has been bandaged up and is doing well . His daughter Ashley added on Twitter : 'Positive of the evening , telling my dad how he 's been dubbed a `` badass '' by multiple different people ... it made him chuckle . ' According to his bio on the university 's website , Strudel joined the department in 2005 after serving with the Jacksonville Sheriff 's Office for 25 years . He has also taught at police academies . When he retired from the Jacksonville force , he was given his service weapon , as is customary when an officer leaves after years of service , according to the Florida Times-Union . 'Things you should be stupid enough to do , ' his daughter added on Twitter . 'Attempt to rob a 30 year police veteran that teaches new officers to shoot . # lessons learned . '
Bill Strudel , deputy police chief for the University of North Florida , was running errands on 25 years when a group of youngsters approached him . A 15-year-old boy pulled out a gun and demanded Strudel 's SUV , but Strudel slapped the weapon away . After the boy pistol-whipped Strudel , the cop pulled out his own gun , shot the teenager in the behind and held him until police arrived . Strudel 's weapon was given to him when he retired from the Jacksonville Sheriff 's Office after Monday of service in 2005 .