JPD identifies 2 people of interest in an armed carjacking that was caught on camera
No one was injured, but the suspects are still on the loose
No one was injured, but the suspects are still on the loose
No one was injured, but the suspects are still on the loose
Jackson police Chief Joseph Wade says investigators have identified two people of interest in connection with a carjacking that was recorded by a Ring doorbell camera.
The video from Friday shows two people creeping up and firing shots at a family as they were saying their goodbyes in the driveway of their West Jackson home.
"I threw my hands up like, 'Hey, hey, hey,' and he just pulled me down," Heather Allen said.
Allen and one of her sons were outside the car, but inside were her oldest son, daughter and two grandchildren.
"They kept hollering, 'Give me the keys, give me the keys.' My daughter was like, 'My babies, my babies are in the car,'" Allen said.
One of the suspects is seen on video pulling Allen's daughter out of the car.
"He jumps in the driver's seat, I'm standing on the outside looking in, and he points a gun at my oldest boy's face," Allen said.
Her son made it out, and that's when Allen braved it to grab her grandchildren from the backseat. The whole time, one of the suspects was still yelling for the keys. When they couldn't figure out how to take that first car, Allen threw her keys on the ground, and the suspects took off in Allen's car, which was parked on the lawn.
"I'm not sleeping. My oldest son, his anxiety is through the roof — he's even scared. My daughter, she has shock, but they're safe. They are in Batesville right now," Allen said.
The family said they have lived in the area for about three months and now they're making plans to move out of Jackson.
"We can't stay here anymore," Allen said.
The Jackson Police Department was able to track down her car about two blocks away and only 40 minutes after the armed carjacking took place.
"The cop said that the car looks good, but it's in the impound lot. I can't get it until they investigate it for fingerprints," Allen said.
Wade said the Jackson Police Department is working to get Allen's vehicle back to her as soon as possible. The chief said the two persons of interest are not in custody.
"I had an opportunity to look at the video of Ms. Allen and her family being robbed and carjacked in their driveway," Wade said. "It was extremely disturbing to me. It was very concerning to me because a threat to them and their family is a threat to everyone."
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call JPD or Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS.