two The good Samaritans In Oregon, it intervened to prevent a suspect from attacking a woman during a daylight carjacking attempt on Monday, authorities said.
The accident happened around 11:30 a.m. near Udders Ice Cream and Gelato In Grants Pass, Grants Pass Police Department said.
The suspect, described as an adult white man, grabbed the 66-year-old victim’s arm and tried to get her out of the driver’s seat of her car, according to authorities.
Police said he also tried to seize the car keys, but fled when two passersby intervened.
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A suspect is wanted in connection with an attempted carjacking in Grants Pass, Oregon, on Monday.
(Grants Pass Police Department)
the victim He was slightly injured from attack.
While the police were unable to locate the suspect at the scene, investigators found evidence nearby. The department did not immediately specify what the evidence was or where to find it.
Investigators believe the suspect is in his twenties, with short brown hair and a slender build, and was wearing blue jeans, shoes and a dark-colored Diamond Lake sweater. Read the back of a sweatshirt, “To hunt or not to hunt.”
The authorities thanked Good Samaritans for helping the victim and asked the public to contact Grants Pass Police Department With any information related to the case.