7-month-old found safe after carjacking in Detroit; police searching for suspect
A 7-month-old baby was found safe after a kidnapping and carjacking on Detroit's east side Friday afternoon, police said.
According to Detroit police, a suspect approached a black sedan around 11:55 a.m. Friday in the area of Chalmers and Glenwood streets, and pulled the driver from the car and took off with the baby still inside the vehicle. The victim is the father of the child, police said.
The child was later found safe inside the stolen vehicle, which police say was parked inside a garage in the area of Edmore Drive and Redmond Street.
The baby, who police say was found around an hour after the carjacking took place, was unharmed and taken to a local hospital and has been reunited with his family.
Police are continuing to search for a suspect. The suspect is described as a young Black man, between 5 feet 9 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a slim build and a short haircut. He was last seen wearing all black.
An investigation is ongoing.
"A Detroit family that endured the horror of being separated from their 7-month-old baby for a few hours today after the father was carjacked must still be in shock, but relieved and grateful tonight, thanks to the great work of police to recover their child unharmed," Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield said. "Senseless crimes like this are completely unacceptable in our city and will never be tolerated. I know that DPD officers will not rest until the suspect is found and held accountable for his horrible actions."
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Detroit Police Department's Commercial Auto Theft Unit at 313-596-2555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAKUP.
