Two separate carjacking incidents happened in Manhattan, New York City, in less than an hour apart on Wednesday, according to police.
The first auto theft incident took place around 4:30 p.m. on West 55th Street and Broadway when a male suspect stole a black Audi SUV, police said.
The suspect threatened the driver with an “ineffective” Taser, as described by cops, before driving away in the victim’s luxury ride.
A surveillance camera captured the first carjacking incident, which was shared by Instagram account WhatIsNewYork.
The carjacker struck at least two other cars in his wild escape, the video shows.
The suspect abandoned the Audi near Columbus Circle and fled underground into the subway, police said.
In an interview with the New York Post, one of the drivers whose car was hit by the suspect recalled the harrowing incident.
The man said he was inside his Toyota Camry and was on the phone with his wife when he saw police approach the Audi and order the suspect to put his hands up.
However, the suspect hit the gas instead, according to the victim.
“He started hitting my car, going the wrong way into me,” the victim recalled. “It’s scary … my car got hit.”
About fifty minutes later, another male suspect stole a black Infiniti with TLC plates on West 36th Street near Seventh Avenue. Cops said the suspect threatened the driver with a box cutter. No injuries were immediately reported in either incident.
As of late Wednesday, both carjacking suspects remained on the loose.
