DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit police say officers safely recovered a 7-month-old baby following a carjacking on the city's east side on Friday afternoon.
Police say the carjacking happened around noon near Glenwood and Chalmers streets.
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Police say the baby was in the Cadillac SUV with his father when a man pulled the father out and took off with the baby still in the back seat. The baby was found safe about an hour later in a garage at an abandoned home on Redmond Street near Edmore Drive. That's about a mile away from the carjacking.
The baby is expected to be OK.
“Safely, unharmed. He has been taken down to Children’s Hospital, examined and he has been reunited with his family," Director of Media Relations with the Detroit Police Department Jasmin Barmore said.
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The stolen vehicle was towed from the scene.
We're told a suspect is not yet in custody in relation to the carjacking and DPD cannot confirm if a weapon was involved.
“But for that parent, can you imagine the emotion they had in that moment," said Shane Haywood, who lives in the area. "And I pray to God you'll be able to heal from it and still be able to go outside and have fun with your child in the car."
Mayor Mary Sheffield provided a statement on the incident:
"A Detroit family that endured the horror of being separated from their 7-month-old baby for a few hours today after the father was carjacked must still be in shock, but relieved and grateful tonight thanks to the great work of police to recover their child unharmed.
"Senseless crimes like this are completely unacceptable in our city and will never be tolerated. I know that DPD officers will not rest until the suspect is found and held accountable for his horrible actions."
Police are continuing to investigate this incident.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Detroit police at 313-596-2555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.
