Carjacker Steals Mercedes at Gunpoint Near Lincoln Park

Someone with a gun took a car from a man about a block northeast of Lincoln Park last night, police said.

The armed carjacking happened on the 1300 block of Constitution Avenue NE about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The gun-toting suspect approached the victim, ordered him to hand over the keys to his Mercedes-Benz sedan and drove away with the vehicle, according to authorities.

Police found the car in Southeast D.C. without anyone in it a few hours later.

Authorities haven’t released a description of the suspect.

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