Police believe carjacking, attempted carjacking in parking lots in Anne Arundel Co. are related
BALTIMORE -- Anne Arundel County police are trying to track down some carjacking suspects who appear to be focused on BMW vehicles.
Police say that the suspects have pulled guns on drivers as they targeted their BMWs twice in less than 24 hours.
The first instance was a little after 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon in the orange parking lot at Annapolis mall. Police say they took that driver's brand new blue 2023 BMW X6 and disappeared.
Police said the man was approached by two armed men, who demanded car keys and personal property has the was placing shopping bags into his car. One of the suspects took off with the car, while the other suspect jumped into a silver sedan driven by another person.
Officials say that vehicle was later recovered in S.E. Washington, D.C. after BMW used GPS to track the vehicle.
Police say less than 24 hours after the first carjacking at Annapolis Mall, there was another carjacking attempt around 12:30 p.m. near Arundel Mills Mall.
County officers responded to the parking lot of the Walmart in the area after a driver reported that two suspects approached him with handguns.
That victim—who had a licensed gun—pulled out his weapon, but the suspects shot at the driver three times and missed. Police say the suspects drove off in a silver car without that BMW, according to authorities.
"The victim at yesterday's incident was extremely lucky," Lt. Jacklyn Davis with Anne Arundel County Police said. "Three bullets passed him, thank God they didn't hit him. We are extremely lucky that not only was the victim not shot but some bystander or somebody else sitting in their car or pushing their baby across the parking lot."
Police believe these incidents are related even though they happened 20 miles apart from one another. This deduction is based on the fact that the suspect and get-away-car descriptions were the same.
Anne Arundel County Police say these crimes happened in well-traveled parking lots that have cameras.
County officers are reviewing CCTV footage to hopefully get a closer look at the suspects or possibly a license plate number.
They are looking for two Black males, between the ages of 18 and 24, who were wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, dark jeans and a neck gaiter.
On Sunday, around 12:30 p.m.,. a man was getting into his car in the Walmart parking lot in Hanover when two men approached him with guns.
Anyone with information can call Anne Arundel County police at 410-222-6155 or 410-222-4700.
