HARAHAN, La. (AP) — A 15-year-old is accused of carjacking a motorist and then running over the victim as he drove away, authorities said.
The teen is custody after the crime in Harahan on Saturday afternoon, WWL-TV reported.
The teen jumped out of a black SUV and carjacked the victim at gunpoint, Harahan police said. Police later spotted the stolen car and tried to pull it over, but the driver wouldn’t stop. Police say the suspect lost control of the stolen car and crashed before he was arrested.
The car owner and the suspect were both taken to a hospital.
The suspect was identified only as a 15-year-old New Orleans resident. Police say a gun stolen in New Orleans was found at the scene.
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