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2 would-be carjackers stabbed, car owner shot at Detroit gas station

Man in critical condition after attempted carjacking

The Detroit gas station where a man was shot and two would-be carjackers were stabbed on Feb. 9, 2023. (WDIV)

DETROIT – Two would-be carjackers were stabbed and the owner of the car they were trying to steal was shot overnight at a Detroit gas station, police said.

The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 9) at a gas station in the area of 7 Mile Road and Grand River Avenue.

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Officials said a man in his 60s was leaving the gas station in a 2015 Honda Accord when two men in their 30s approached him, at least one armed with a pistol.

The men tried to carjack him, sparking a physical fight, according to authorities.

Police said the owner of the car stabbed both of the would-be thieves, and then one of them shot him.

The car owner is in critical condition.

One of the would-be carjackers is in critical condition, and the other is in serious condition.


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