Woman Carjacked At Gunpoint, Dragged Out Of Vehicle: Hyattsville Police

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A man pointed a rifle at a woman and dragged her out of her car after four vehicles boxed her in and prevented her from taking off.

The armed carjacking happened shortly before 6 a.m. in the 3500 block of East West Highway March 23. According to the Hyattsville Police Department, the victim was in a 2016 silver Nissan Rogue when the incident happened. The man who stole her vehicle headed west on East West Highway. The woman wasn't hurt.

"This is a traumatic incident for the victim, like I said I cannot imagine coming into work, working hard and coming in before the sun comes up and having a gun just shoved in my face to take my vehicle. You know this is traumatic, this would be traumatic for anybody," City of Hyattsville Police Chief Jarod Towers told 7News.

Towers said the incident was "extremely violent" and a coordinated effort.

"So here in Hyattsville, this type of thing is pretty unusual. Nationally we've obviously seen an uptick in crime, an uptick in violent crime and carjackings. This year, violent crime in Prince George's County is steady with last year's rates based on what I'm seeing with the statistics. However, this is something we're seeing an uptick in juveniles involved in violent crime. We don't necessarily know the age of the person or suspects involved in this particular case but this was a coordinated effort, this was extremely violent," Towers said.

The suspect has been described as standing 5'3 with a thin build. He was wearing a black mask, pants and a jacket.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Hyattsville Police at 301-985-5060.