Shots fired during armed carjacking in Lower Merion

Shots were fired at the victim when he began to chase after the carjacking suspects.

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Sunday, December 17, 2023
Shots fired during armed carjacking in Lower Merion
Shots fired during armed carjacking in Lower Merion

LOWER MERION, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- The Lower Merion Township Police Department is investigating an armed carjacking.

It happened around 1:45 a.m. Saturday on the 400 block of Montgomery Avenue in the Haverford section of Lower Merion Township.

Police say the victim was returning home to his apartment complex when he was approached by three men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.

The suspects stole the victim's keys and phone before fleeing in his vehicle.

Authorities say the suspects started firing shots at the victim when he began to chase the suspects in the vehicle they left behind.

No one was struck or injured, police say.

The victim's vehicle was later found in Camden, New Jersey.

Anyone with information on the suspects is asked to call Lower Merion Police at 610-649-1000 or 610-645-6228.