Police: Man carjacked, forced to drive gunman

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The search is still on this morning for a man who carjacked a driver and forced him to drive at gunpoint.

This happened around 1am at a gas station on Eldridge near Bellaire. The victim then crashed the car a short time later on Belknap near Old Richmond.

The victim, a man in his 20s, was on his way to work, but stopped to put air in the tires of his Infiniti. The victim told Eyewitness News a man with a gun approached him at the gas station, took his wallet and then forced him to get back in his car and drive them both.

The victim said during the drive, the gunman fired two shots in the car, but didn't hit him. The victim then says he crashed his car into a dirt mound at a construction site. That's where both men jumped out and the suspect ran off. The victim called 9-1-1.

He was not injured. If you have any info on suspect, you're being asked to call authorities.

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Cab driver carjacked by four suspects in southwest Houston

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Three people are in custody and a fourth still on the run after a carjacking a Houston cab driver overnight.

After police say they stole the car, they led officers on a chase in southwest Houston. But that's not all they're accused of doing.

Houston police say that all four suspects are teenagers. The guy driving that stolen minivan-cab eventually crashed it through a fence, through one backyard and partially into another backyard.

This all started when police say four teens carjacked a cab driver around 11pm Sunday. They boxed him in with another vehicle, and pointed a gun at him. The cab driver gave up his cab and ran off on foot.

About an hour later at around midnight, police spotted the stolen cab and chased the thieves through side streets. The chase lasted between 10 and 15 minutes. During that time, three of the four suspects jumped out of the cab. They were arrested.

Eventually, the chase ended about 2.5 miles away. But the teenager driving the stolen cab hopped fences and ran off.

Police called out a chopper and K-9 units, but weren't able to find him. Neighbor Joseph Bui woke up to a police helicopter hovering above his house.

"They come through the backyard fence of my home and the whole taxi (was) right there. And he broke the fence of my neighbor," said Bui.

Police say they know who the at-large suspect is and now just a matter of finding him.

All suspects face evading arrest charges and weapon charges. Police say they also found drugs and copper tubing in the cab, so the teens could face drug and theft charges on top of it all.

The robbery division is still investigating.

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Woman carjacked at gunpoint in her garage

  LEAGUE CITY, TX (KTRK) -- A League City woman was carjacked at gunpoint in her own garage.

League City police say the 35-year-old woman had pulled into her garage on Driftwood Street around 1:30am Thursday when a man with a gun walked up and demanded her keys.

He then stole her Chevrolet Avalanche. It was found about two hours later, but the man was gone.

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