DETROIT – Detroit police are searching for the third suspect involved in an armed carjacking of an off-duty police officer this week.
Officers spent Thursday night rushing inside a Southwest Detroit home, knocking down doors and busting through windows. The suspect was not there and no arrests were made.
UPDATE:Â Detroit police arrest third suspect
The situation began before 3 a.m. Tuesday at a BP gas station on Fort Street near Clark Avenue in Detroit. Police said the driver, an off-duty Harper Woods police officer went into the gas station and when he came out a gunman approached him, took his keys and stole his truck.
One person was arrested after a pursuit. The stolen truck crashed in Melvindale and officers found the suspect hiding in a backyard. Police believe that suspect is one of three who have been involved in a series of carjackings.
So far, police have two suspects in custody. The third suspect has not been publicly identified and is still at large.