Carjacking suspect randomly targeted mother, shot her before stealing car in Orion Township

The Brief

  • A 25-year-old Ann Arbor man is in custody after police say he shot a mother and stole her car.
  • He was arrested thanks to flock cameras finding the stolen vehicle and a myriad of officers and other equipment being deployed.
  • It happened outside a Panera in Orion Township.

(FOX 2) An undercover officer helped take a carjacking suspect into custody after a brief pursuit following a shooting in Orion Township early Tuesday evening.

A woman in her 40s was approached by a man who was waiting outside a restaurant in Oakland County and shot her, before taking her car keys and fleeing in her vehicle.

The Oakland County Sheriff said drones, K-9 units, the auto theft team, and a helicopter were used to locate the suspect and the stolen vehicle.

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