Crime & Safety
Carjacking Juveniles Escape After East Nashville Chase: Police
A man said two juveniles took his Hyundai at gunpoint on Woodland Street Sunday.
EAST NASHVILLE, TN — Two juvenile carjackers escaped police after a Sunday afternoon chase in East Nashville.
A man sitting in his car in a Woodland Street parking lot told officers two juveniles approached him, one pointed a gun in his face and demanded his car keys.
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The pair then sped off in the man's gray 2012 Hyundai Tucson.
As officers were taking the man's statement, the car was spotted on Cahal Avenue and a pursuit began.
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The carjackers made their way to the interstate and the chase was terminated for safety reasons. The victim was not injured.
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