Couple Carjacked At Gunpoint In Sandy Springs

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Detectives with Sandy Springs Police Department are investigating a carjacking and armed robbery of a couple just minutes before the Fourth of July holiday.

Officers were dispatched to a parking lot at 295 East Belle Isle Road around 11:40 p.m. July 3.

The responding officer met with the two victims as well as a witness on the scene.

The female victim said she parked her vehicle in front of an entrance gate at the address and “waited for her boyfriend to come out of his apartment to meet [her],” according to an incident report released by the police department.

As her boyfriend arrived and as they were getting into the vehicle, the woman said two black men driving an old white Hyundai approached them, allegedly pointed a gun and yelled at them to “get out of the truck and lay down,” the report states.

The woman said she complied with the suspects’ demands. The male victim added one of the suspects allegedly forced him onto the ground while pointing a gun to his head.

The victims told police the white Hyaundai had a total of four people inside, but only two suspects got out and pointed guns at them.

The suspects took the male victim’s wallet and watch, and took the vehicle, a blue 2010 Ford LGT Convtnl. The woman stated her cell phone and purse were inside the truck when it was stolen.

No injuries were reported during the incident. Anyone with information in this case is asked to call Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS or 404-577-8477. Tips can be made online at www.crimestoppersatlanta.org or texting CSA with tip info to CRIMES (274637).

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