Police are investigating an attempted armed carjacking last Tuesday in Silver Spring.
At about 8:41 p.m., Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) officers responded to the 8000 block of 13th St. for a reported attempted armed carjacking, per a release from MCPD.
According to police, a woman was sitting in the driver’s seat of her 2022 Lexus RX350 when a male suspect opened the driver’s door, pointed a handgun and demanded the car key. When the woman refused and screamed for help, the suspect forcibly removed her from the car, police said.
Police said witnesses intervened by shouting they would call the police. The suspect then snatched the car key from the victim, ran and left in a dark-colored Toyota.
Detectives Investigate Attempted Armed Carjackinghttps://t.co/5O1hr3eBsA#mcpnews #carjacking pic.twitter.com/u0MkUu7x6t
— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) October 18, 2022
Police described the suspect as “a Black male, armed with a black handgun, 5-feet, 7-inches tall, skinny build, approximately 25-years-old and wearing a black baseball hat and a green hooded sweatshirt.”
The police department asks anyone with information to call the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070 or 240-773-TIPS or contact Crime Solvers of Montgomery County at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). Up to $10,000 is offered for information that leads to the suspect’s arrest. Callers can be anonymous.
Also, last week police said detectives were investigating a Tuesday carjacking on Bel Pre Road in Silver Spring.
