Woman Beaten, Carjacked Near Pittsburgh Giant Eagle

PITTSBURGH, PA - Pittsburgh police are searching for a suspect in a violent assault and carjacking on the South Side that left a woman in serious condition at a local hospital.

Police responded to the Wharton Square Giant Eagle Wednesday night, where they found the woman with severe facial injuries consistent with a pistol-whipping. Investigators determined the woman had picked up a man earlier in the city’s Soho section and later parked their car in the area of Merriman Way and South 21st Street.

At some point, she was beaten before the man got behind the wheel of the car, drove behind the Giant Eagle and threw the woman out of the car before fleeing. The woman was able to walk to the grocery store for help, according to the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety.

Police are investigating incident and searching for the victim's vehicle, a dark blue Nissan Versa with the license plate KMV6629. Anyone has information about this incident is asked to call police at 412-323-7800.

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