Crime & Safety
Uber Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint In Bethesda: Police
Four suspects — two of whom were armed — carjacked an Uber driver in Bethesda on Friday, police say.
BETHESDA, MD — An Uber driver was carjacked by four suspects at gunpoint in Bethesda on Friday, according to Montgomery County Police.
Police say the 25-year-old Uber driver picked up the suspects in the 11300 block of Cushman Road shortly after 5 p.m.
Police described the suspects as young black males. Two of them were armed with handguns, according to authorities. The Uber driver traveled around 500 yards before the suspects held him at gunpoint, ordering him to stop the car and get out, according to police.
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Once out of the car, the driver flagged down passing cars and called 911. Police found the victim at Marcliff Road and Tuckerman Lane.
The suspects fled in the victim's black, four-door Honda Civic with Maryland license plate 6CP2924, according to officials.
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More updates to come.
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