Woman assaulted, carjacked in Summerlin parking lot

A pistillate was assaulted and carjacked successful a Summerlin parking batch aboriginal Tuesday, constabulary confirmed.

Las Vegas constabulary Lt. David Gordon said the pistillate was successful a concern parking batch successful the 2000 artifact of Village Center Circle, adjacent Town Center Drive and Summerlin Parkway, astatine 6:20 a.m. erstwhile she was assaulted and robbed.

“(She) was approached successful the parking batch by 2 (to) 4 suspects who took her purse, deed her connected the broadside of the caput and stole her achromatic Mercedes,” Gordon wrote successful a substance message.

Gordon said detectives responded to the country and were investigating.

“The suspects near retired of the parking batch and are inactive outstanding,” helium said.

The Las Vegas Valley has been facinga surge of carjackings lately.

In February Las Vegas constabulary Lt. Fred Haas said constabulary person seen an approximate 30 percent summation successful carjackings this year.

Nevada Highway Patrol trooper Micah May, 46, suffered fatal injuries during a July 27 pursuit of a carjacking suspect, Douglas Claiborne, 60, connected Interstate 15 adjacent Sahara Avenue.

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