Witnesses detain man who crashed vehicle, attempted carjacking in Des Moines, police say

Witnesses to a carjacking Monday afternoon stopped a suspect after he crashed his vehicle and tried to steal another in Des Moines, police said.

Officers were called at about 1:25 p.m. to a crash at the AutoZone at Hickman Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway in the city's Prospect Park neighborhood, police said. A man who was driving recklessly crashed his car there, jumped out and tried to steal a vehicle at the AutoZone, Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek said.

A witness grabbed the keys and held the suspect down until police arrived, Parizek said.

At the scene, Des Moines police Sgt. Bob Crouse told KCCI that one of the witnesses, who had a permit to carry, pulled a gun on the man before he was detained.

“He drew down on the guy, which got his attention, and two other witnesses grabbed him and pulled him out of the vehicle,” Crouse told the television station.

No one was injured. Police recovered two handguns from the car the man crashed, Parizek said.

The suspect's name has not been released.

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