Police ask for help identifying driver at the scene of shooting, carjacking in Brooklyn Park
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. -- Police are asking for help identifying the driver seen at the scene of an apparent shooting and carjacking Thursday.
They say the vehicle, a dark-colored Buick Enclave may possibly be associated with a ride-sharing company and may have information critical to the case.
The incident happened just after noon on the 5700 block of Brookdale Drive North.
Responding officers said that a man was found at the scene with several gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Police say that, after setting up a perimeter, they discovered that a driver had been carjacked not far from the scene of the shooting. The driver was not hurt, and the vehicle that was stolen was found crashed in a nearby neighborhood.
Investigators believe the incidents are related.
The suspect has not been apprehended, but it's believed that the shooting victim and the carjacker knew each other.
