(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) officers responded to reports of a carjacking on Sunday morning, Aug. 24, which led to a brief chase on I-25.
According to CSPD, the carjacking was reported in the 1200 block of East Pikes Peak Avenue, near South Hancock Avenue, around 9:15 a.m. Initial reports suggested that someone had possibly been kidnapped in the process of the carjacking.
CSPD reported that officers quickly located the vehicle in the area and tried to stop it, but the suspect drove off. Police began to chase the vehicle, but ended it when the suspect began driving the wrong way on I-25.
According to CSPD, the vehicle was later located in the Stratmoor Hills area, and the potential kidnapping victim was also found unharmed, but he claimed he had not been kidnapped. Two suspects had run away before the police found the vehicle.
CSPD reported that no weapons were involved in the incident, and the investigation is ongoing.
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