DETROIT (WXYZ) — A check cashing business in Detroit is wrecked Friday morning after two suspects carjacked a tow truck and smashed into it.
Around 2:15 a.m., a 43-year-old tow driver got a request for a tow to the 17200 block of Freeland. Once at the location, two suspects carjacked the tow truck driver at gunpoint then sped off to the 14500 block of W. McNichols, police say.
According to @detroitpolice, 2 men carjacked a tow truck driver and used it to smash into this Cash Checking on W McNichols & Hubbell @wxyzdetroit pic.twitter.com/aKeKLeGKJx
— Ali Hoxie (@ali_hoxie) August 23, 2019
The pair rammed the truck through the front of the building, according to police.
Officers say it appears the suspects were able to enter the store, but right now it is unclear what was taken.
Police released this description of the suspects:
SUSPECT 1.) B/M/35, 250 LBS., WEARING DARK SHORTS, ARMED W/A REVOLVER
SUSPECT 2.) B/M/ 20-25, 190 LBS., MEDIUM COMPLECTED, WEARING ALL BLACK
If you have any information about the incident, call Detroit police.
