A Man and a 15-year-old Were Carjacked After Offering a Ride to a Stranger on Kingshighway Boulevard

Mason Hart

A Man and a 15-year-old Were Carjacked After Offering a Ride to a Stranger on Kingshighway Boulevard

ST. LOUIS — A 41-year-old man and a 15-year-old were carjacked by a man on Wednesday morning after they agreed to give him a ride. Police are investigating.

According to SLMPD, the carjacking took at around 2:30 a.m. at a petrol station on the 1400 block of N. Kingshighway Blvd in the city’s Academy/Sherman Park neighborhood.

The man and youngster were driving a 2008 Saab 9-3 Wagon when they pulled into the gas station parking lot to make a U-turn. According to reports, an unknown man approached them and asked for a ride, which they consented to.

The mysterious man then pulled out a handgun and ordered that they exit their vehicle and leave their possessions. The victims consented, and the suspect escaped in their automobile.

Police stated that neither victim was wounded. Anyone with information about this carjacking who wishes to stay anonymous and receive a monetary reward can call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).

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